Tensions escalate between “Israel” and Iran, with Iran threatening retaliation for Israeli airstrikes on its military sites in Iraq, while Iraq seeks to maintain sovereignty and prevent further conflict on its soil.

In a provocative move, Israeli Channel 14 featured Iraq's top Shia cleric, Ali al-Sistani, on its assassination target list, raising questions about the channel's motives, closely tied to Prime Minister Netanyahu.

On the morning of May 20, 2024, the official IRNA news agency announced the death of President Ebrahim Raisi, Minister of Foreign Affairs Amir Abdollahian, and their accompanying delegation in a helicopter crash in East Azerbaijan Province, in the northwest of the country.

Since early 2019, there have been signs of a gradual thaw in Egyptian–Iranian relations, marked by diplomatic meetings, press statements, and participation in international conferences.