A ‘new chapter’ for Israel and Iran
After a week of intense internal deliberations and international calls for calm, Israel struck an Iranian air defense system on Friday, according to Western and Iranian officials. Israel’s latest air strike In countries attacking each other.
My colleagues and I talked about Iran and Israel Farnaz FasihiUnited Nations Bureau Chief, responsible for reporting on the shadow war between nations.
What does this attack mean for the conflict between Iran and Israel?
I think this marks a new chapter in their years of hostility, because although they attack each other covertly through proxies and shadow operations, this is the first time in 45 years that they’ve attacked each other directly. Therefore, this is a turning point in the relationship between the two countries, subverting all previous rules.
They’ve both really taken things up a notch significantly, and I think it remains to be seen whether this latest tit-for-tat will provide some sort of deterrent to both sides.
How did the Iranian people react?
There is a lot of anxiety in Iran about a war with Israel, but that takes precedence over many other issues facing Iranians.
The government has launched a very aggressive campaign on the streets to crack down on women who do not respect hijab laws. The government is subpoenaing activists, journalists or anyone critical of its Israel policies. They are issuing a gag order.So the Iranians feel like they’re being squeezed From many different aspects.
And the economy is terrible. It’s a sanctioned economy with widespread corruption, and Iran’s currency has been plummeting against the dollar since the conflict with Israel. So they’ve seen the real impact this has on prices.
What do you think will happen next?
I think both sides seem to be backing down. In addition, there’s a lot of diplomatic pressure and messages coming to Iran and Israel – from the United States, regional countries, European countries, African countries, China, Russia, everyone – calling out Israel and Iran and saying the region can’t handle another If there is a large-scale war, just withdraw.
Even the Biden administration has repeatedly told Israel that they are not interested in a war with Iran. The United States does not want a war with Iran and has told Netanyahu that the United States will help defend Israel as it would in the event of an Iranian attack, but will not participate in attacking Iran. I think this was a factor in Israel’s decision to scale back because they realized they had to fight Iran alone.
I think there was a sense that the threat of war might have passed, like we got to the brink of war and then retreated.
But this is a fluid situation. The matter is far from resolved—— Because of another misjudgmentanother attack, another assassination, maybe another explosion.
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That concludes today’s press conference. Thank you for spending time with us this morning, see you tomorrow. —Dan
PS Can you put these eight events in Chronologically?
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Thanks to Farnaz Fasihi.
