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. The escalation between Israel and Iran has raised many important questions about a region already facing crises on multiple fronts. Whether the fighting between Iran and Israel escalates, plateaus, or goes in unforeseen directions, allies and adversaries alike will be looking to secure their own interests in the fight or, at the very least, avoid getting drawn into the fray. How do actors inside and outside the Middle East view the showdown, and how might their decisions help or hinder U.S. Israel on Friday launched a massive new attack on Iran , conducting unprecedented air strikes against the Iranian regime’s top military leaders, nuclear facilities, and a number of other. 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. Five experts spoke to Middle East Eye to address deniability, impunity, and the laws of war. The statement by the 27 EU member states expressed deep concern about the escalation between Israel and Iran , called for restraint from both sides, and emphasized the EU’s commitment to Israel ’s and the region’s security while preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.
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