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Long-simmering tensions between Israel and Iran have boiled over after Israel launched a major attack on Iran, targeting its military leaders, nuclear scientists, and energy infrastructure. Israel claims Iran is developing nuclear weapons - but Iran denies that, saying its nuclear program is solely for the purposes of clean energy. So in this Squiz Shortcut, we’ll look at how things got to this point, what’s happened over the past week, and the potential global impacts…

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Listening/Reading: For more on the history between Israel and Iran - and what happened to spark a brief exchange of attacks between them last year - this Squiz Shortcut will have you sorted…

Listening: The latest podcast ep from The Rest is Politics - Israel vs Iran: What happens next? is a good discussion of how the conflict could play out and what it could mean for the world…

Watching: Argo, a film starring and directed by Ben Affleck, based on the true story of US embassy workers who escaped the Iran hostage crisis that went from 1979 to 1981 during the Iranian revolution, disguised as a Canadian film crew. You can watch it free on SBS on Demand.

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