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Iran and Israel are at low level war since many decades.

Though you don't see Iran going around killing the people responsible for Israel's nuclear arsenal.

I can't imagine it's for lack of trying.

Trying to assassinate non-existing nuclear scientists? Yeah that's hard to imagine. Israel already has access to pretty advanced nuclear technology it is not actively trying to develop one like Iran is.

You think Israel has zero nuclear scientists? An arsenal requires maintenance, even if you aren’t actively making new warheads.

I rather not discuss the whole conflict. The fact is though, that modern Iran has little to no history of military intervention* and at least no history to suggest that any (if any really exists) ambition towards acquiring nuclear weapons is anything more than sabre-rattling.

* Wikipedia comes up with the odd missile-strike against the islamic state.

Edit: There's a difference between financing terrorism/freedom fighters, which about every country in the region (and basically everybody else) does, and preparing a pre-emptive nuclear strike.

You can't be serious. Iran is one of the most militarily active players in the Middle East. They usually don't do this through the Iranian military itself (other than wanting to send a message like the attack on Saudi Abaqiq facilities with cruise missiles in 2019 [0]). They use proxies, which receive funding, weapons, training and orders from Iran. Hezbollah, Houthis, Hamas, Islamic Jihad, various Iraqi and Syrian militas are all extensions of Iran itself and perform daily attacks.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abqaiq%E2%80%93Khurais_attack

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This question is out of pure curiosity: can you give me some examples of this "low level war" being fought? Specifically, what has Iran done that's along the same lines as murdering a nuclear scientist?

Iran openly finances Hezbollah and Hamas, who fire rockets and missiles indiscriminately into civilian areas of Israel. The Hamas charter in particular includes language calling for either the destruction or dissolution of the state of Israel itself.

That isn't to excuse anyone, but yes, Iran and Israel have effectively been at war for decades.

Pure curiosity yet incapable of the simplest of simple searches

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Israel_relations

The conflict involves threats and hostility by Iran's leaders against Israel, and their declared objective to dissolve the Jewish state, Israel and Iran doesn't share frontiers but Iran finance support is key for terrorist groups like Hezbollah

Bombing of the AMIA is one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMIA_bombing#:~:text=The%20AMI....

Burgas bus bombing is another: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Burgas_bus_bombing

Arms, money and support for Hamas, Hezbollah and the Islamic Jihad is another one (Hezbollah is practically an IRGC unit). Arming various militias in Iraq, Yemen and Syria against Israel and its allies.

Ongoing sponsorship of Hamas, Hezbollah and so on?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah#Conflict_with_Israel

This question is out of pure curiosity: can you give me some examples of this "low level war" being fought? Specifically, what has Israel done that's along the same lines as funding Hezbollah and Hamas?

How many Israeli scientists have Iran assassinated?

None because Israel is not actively attempting to advance its nuclear technology capabilities. Because it already has access to advanced nuclear technology.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapons_and_Israel

"...because Israel is not actively attempting to advance its nuclear technology capabilities."

Says who?

>Retired in the 1990s, the Jericho-1, like its successors, was intended for nuclear delivery.

>From the mid-1970s to the late 1980s, Israel developed a longer-range version by extending the Jericho’s length to 15m and increasing the diameter to 1.35m. Designated the Jericho-2, this system has an estimated range of 1,500–3,500km, with the same 1,000kg payload.

>According to several analysts, Israel also has an intermediate-range missile, possibly called the Jericho-3. Reports of testing – in 2008, 2011, 2013, 2019 and (possibly) 2020 – related to a longer-range system support this assessment, but it has not been verified.

https://www.iiss.org/blogs/analysis/2021/08/israel-ballistic...

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