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November 6, 2024

Why Doesn’t Israel Preempt Iran?

If Tehran is planning another missile attack, Jerusalem shouldn’t have to wait until after the U.S. elections to act.

Since Israel’s October 26 attack, Iran has been threatening retaliation, and recent reports suggesting it will strike soon, and may use deadlier weapons than the last, have led Israelis to restock their bomb shelters. Noah Rothman asks why Jerusalem isn’t considering a preemptive strike, especially if it has intelligence that something more than Iranian bluster is afoot:

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