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Iran: What you need to know

And what kinds of weapons does it have?

On Tuesday night, Iran fired 180 ballistic missiles at Israel. The Iranian military said it was in response to Israel鈥檚 assassinations of the Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, both whom had links to Iran.

What鈥檚 behind this long standing conflict between Iran and Israel? Who is in charge there? And what do Iranian people think about their leaders鈥� actions? Ghoncheh Habibiazad, a journalist from 91热爆 Monitoring, gives us a basic guide to Iran, to understand what鈥檚 happening in the Middle East right now.

We also break down the different military capabilities of Iran and Israel, including nuclear and cyber warfare.

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