The Israeli attack on Iran 's nuclear program and military assets and Iran 's responding missile strikes represent a significant escalation in the long-standing tensions between the two nations. RAND experts provide insights into the strategic, diplomatic, and economic dimensions of this unfolding crisis. MENASource June 16, 2025 Twenty questions (and expert answers) on the Israel - Iran war By Atlantic Council experts A decades-old conflict between Israel and Iran that was never quite “cold” is rapidly heating up. In the days since the first Israeli attacks against the Iranian nuclear program and military leadership, more than two hundred people have been killed in Iran and at least two. We saw the Israeli defense minister, Israel Katz, say just a day or so ago that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran , must not be allowed to exist . We've also seen that. CSIS experts Daniel Byman and Doreen Horschig join Mona Yacoubian to discuss current developments in the Iran - Israel conflict , moderated by Will Todman. The newest war in the region, this time between Israel and Iran , has once again put millions of people in the crossfire of a conflict that they want nothing to do with. Tensions between two Middle Eastern heavyweights have erupted into a full-fledged Israel ‑ Iran war 2025. What’s happening now? In the latest twist, Israel ’s Operation Rising Lion unleashed a devastating wave of airstrikes on Iran ’s military and nuclear infrastructure—including the hardened Natanz enrichment complex—on June 13, 2025. Independent Thinking: What does the Iran – Israel war mean for the region and the world? Sanam Vakil, Renad Mansour, Mohammed Baharoon and Ksenia Svetlova join Galip Dalay to discuss the meaning of the war, prospects for de-escalation and the impact on the wider Middle East. In addition, the contest between Israel ’s air defenses and Iran ’s launching capabilities will shape the remainder of the conflict . Ultimately, the crisis will continue until Israel achieves its war goals—degrading the regime’s ballistic missile and nuclear capabilities—and Iran stops its strikes, or until the United States intervenes.
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