Israel and Iran: A High-Stakes Shadow War Intensifies
by 19FortyFive
19FortyFive— Israel and Iran currently have some of the most powerful militaries in the Middle East. Open adversaries, both nations have been intertwined in a shadow war that is escalating into near-open war tensions.
The Telegraph—Iran and the Ayatollah: Inside the ‘shadow war’ with Israel. For true believers in Iran, antagonism to Israel represents a fundamental pillar of the Islamic Republic
The Washington Institute—The Malaysia-Iran-Israel Triangle Amid the Gaza War. Kuala Lumpur is once again displaying its willingness to facilitate Iran’s illicit activity, support Hamas, and amplify anti-Israel rhetoric well beyond what its neighbors have countenanced.
Responsible Statecraft—Israel can still drag the US into war with Iran. The Biden administration is breathing a sigh of relief that it has so far avoided a wider regional war between Israel and Iran. But that self-congratulation should be tempered with realization that it was a close call and that the incentives for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his hawkish governing coalition to provoke one are still present. The Biden administration’s rhetorical outrage at Iran’s forewarned and well-choreographed symbolic missile and drone attacks on Israeli...