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A man working for the Israeli Antiquities Authority walks through a newly uncovered dam in the city of David national Park in Jerusalem on Aug. 26, 2025. (John Wessels – AFP / Getty Images)
March 29, 2026 at 12:10pm
Israel and Iran are in the news today as they, alongside the United States, trade blows in a war for the future of the Middle East.
But Israel and Iran — once known as Persia — were at odds millennia ago as well.
In 586 BC, the southern Kingdom of Judah was taken into captivity by Babylon, which was then overthrown by the Persian Empire.
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