Analyst Hananel Aviv assesses that the current exchanges between the US and Iran are being conducted as a 'proportional response' and a 'controlled ping-pong.' He notes that while the trajectory appears contained for now, escalation remains possible if American soldiers are harmed in an Iranian reprisal, or if Iran decides to strike Israel as well.
01 · How it developed
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02 · Source and signal
Source and signal
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