The Threat of an Israel-Iran War

This past weekend saw an unprecedented retaliatory strike by Iran against Israel. It came following Israel’s reported bombing of the Iranian consulate in Damascus, which killed over a dozen people including several senior military leaders.
With the world urging restraint as the Israeli government vows to respond, more disturbing still is the risk that conflict slides toward all-out war with Iran. It would be a catastrophic conflict for the US, the region and far beyond.
To discuss the risk level, the Biden Administration’s calculations, and how the next weeks and months may play out, J Street was joined by renowned experts Eran Etzion, a former Israeli diplomat and security strategist, Dr. Naysan Rafati, Iran Senior Analyst with the International Crisis Group, and Barbara Slavin, a Distinguished Fellow with the Stimson Center and lecturer in international affairs at George Washington University.