Iran’s strike on Israel was retaliatory – but it was also about saving face and restoring deterrence
- Written by Aaron Pilkington, Fellow at the Center for Middle East Studies, University of Denver
Israel and Iran are at war. In truth, the two sides have been fighting for decades, but the conflict has played out largely under the cover of covert and clandestine operations.
The recent actions of both sides in this once “shadow war” have changed the nature of the conflict. It is not clear that de-escalation is on the horizon.
On Oct...