The death in a helicopter crash of president Ebrahim Raisi, seen as a possible successor to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has reshuffled the cards in the succession process and increased the spotlight on the Iranian number one's son
Middle East News: In early April an Iranian consulate building in the Syrian capital, Damascus, was hit, killing at least 13 people, including seven high-ranking member
Iran and Israel have evolved from allies to sworn enemies, especially after Iran's Islamic Revolution. Israeli strikes against Hamas in Gaza and an attack on Iran's consulate in Syria have raised the stakes further.
The US has launched retaliatory strikes on Iranian-backed militias in Iraq and Syria. However, neither Iran nor the US has any stated interest in starting another war in the region.