The Israel-Iran proxy conflict or Israeli-Iranian proxy war is the ongoing indirect conflict between Israel and Iran, mainly executed via proxy forces and covert operations.

It is precisely this tug-of-war for influence - which has replaced the games of the Cold War - that breeds instability, unrest, and proxy conflicts.

It was a proxy conflict around Cuba.

Security was seen as protection from invasion; executed during proxy conflicts using technical and military capabilities.

But it is also a result of Hezbollah's refusal to recognize Israel's legitimacy, and it is widely viewed as a proxy conflict between the United States and Iran.

Soviet agents often infiltrated these organisations and violence often erupted on Peshawar's streets, as it was the scene of a proxy conflict between Soviet agents and US-backed insurgents.

It carries echoes of the proxy conflicts between the superpowers during the cold war.

The British and French Governments have denied European press reports speculating that they are involved in a proxy conflict.

The Soviet Union opposed the United States in a number of proxy conflicts all over the world, including Korean War and Vietnam War.

Now it wishes to foment a proxy regional conflict with Sunni-dominated Saudi Arabia.