The Iran theater covers conflict activity in and relating to Iran: nuclear site activity at Natanz, Fordow, Arak, and Bushehr; IRGC operations in the Persian Gulf and Iraq; Israeli–Iranian strikes that occur outside Israel (inside Iran, Syria, or Lebanon); and proxy or allied force activity in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and Yemen where attribution to Iran is direct or strongly implied. Events that land on Israeli, Gaza, or West Bank soil are tracked under the Israel theater instead.

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