The latest round of attack and response in the Middle East that threatens to push the region into a broader war has a common element: Iran. Missile and rocket attacks in the first weeks of 2024 in Syria, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, the Red Sea, Yemen and now Pakistan, all involve Iranian proxies or allies, or increasingly, Iran itself. The Iranian missile strikes on northern Iraq and Pakistan represent a shift in Iran's decades long strategy of "forward defence", by fighting through proxies, and not getting directly involved.
The latest round of attack and response in the Middle East that threatens to push the region into a broader war has a common element: Iran . Missile and rocket attacks in the first weeks of 2024 in Syria, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, the Red Sea, Yemen and now Pakistan, all involve Iran ian proxies or allies, or increasingly, Iran itself.
The Iranian missile strikes on northern Iraq and Pakistan represent a shift in Iran's decades long strategy of "forward defence", by fighting through proxies, and not getting directly involved."More and more we see Iran embroiled in confrontation, and more and more, we see Iran also suffering attacks," Professor Shahram Akbarzadeh, from Deakin University, said."We're in the middle of a regional war," Sami Nader, from the Universite Saint Joseph in Beirut, said.sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini"This does raise the pressure on Iran's authorities," said Professor Akbarzadeh. "It makes them even more concerned about their survival. And it does then lead to decisions that are not very soun
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