The Middle East Could Still Explode

By Ali Vaez. Foreign Affairs, April 15, 2024

Iran and Israel May Not Be Finished

An Israeli antimissile system operating after Iran launched drones and missiles, seen from Ashkelon, Israel, April 2024

On April 13, Iran launched Operation True Promise, its response to Israel’s April 1 attack on its consulate in Syria. Over the course of less than 24 hours, Tehran fired a combination of more than 300 drones and missiles at Israeli military facilities. Senior commanders hailed the attack—which involved the first-ever direct strikes launched against Israel from Iranian territory—as successful in sending a message, even though Israel and its allies successfully downed nearly all the incoming fire.

Policymakers and pundits have known for days that the Islamic Republic would retaliate for Israel’s strike in Damascus, which killed several senior Iranian.

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