The war between Iran and Israel has paused but not ended. In just twelve days, the long-simmering shadow conflict between these bitter rivals exploded into a direct military confrontation. Precision Israeli strikes on Iran’s nuclear and military infrastructure on June 13, followed by U.S. involvement a week later, shattered the illusion that this confrontation could be indefinitely contained. A fragile ceasefire was reached on June 24 under heavy pressure from the Trump administration.