Dr Sanam Vakil
The war between the United States and Israel and their enemy Iran marks the most consequential turning point in the 47-year history of the Islamic Republic. For decades tensions between Washington, Tel Aviv and Tehran played out across the Middle East through proxy conflicts, indirect confrontation and competing security strategies.
Today, thanks to the US–Israel strikes that started on 28 February and Iran’s retaliation, that long-running rivalry has exploded into open war, embroiled Arab states and placed the Islamic Republic in greater danger than ever before. Washington aims to degrade Iran’s nuclear programme, weaken its missile and military capabilities and roll back the network of armed groups Tehran cultivated across the region. Israel’s leadership has voiced broader ambitions, and some officials openly argue that sustained military pressure could weaken the Iranian regime itself. Yet the consequences of this war extend far beyond these immediate objectives.
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