[mupuff1234]

Sure, but Iran did sponsor proxies that did attack Israel. And whether something is direct war or proxy war feels more like meaningless semantics imo.

Historically speaking I think it's clear Iran has been the aggressor in this specific conflict.

Not that I think Israel took smart actions, but that's a different matter.

[Ancapistani]

Korea was a proxy war between the US and China - which is very different from a direct war between those two countries, wouldn’t you say?

[mupuff1234]

That proxy war never reached China or the US borders.

The Israel - Iran proxy war is happening on/in Israel's borders, it's way more "direct", and not happening in some far away land.

Could you imagine if a Chinese proxy attacked the US directly?