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Iran's Response to Israel's Audacious Damascus Strike Will Not Deter Escalation

Apr 4, 2024 | 21:25 GMT

Emergency and security personnel search rubble at the site of an April 1, 2024, strike on the Iranian Consulate in Syria's capital of Damascus.
Emergency and security personnel search rubble at the site of an April 1, 2024, strike on the Iranian Consulate in Syria's capital of Damascus.

(LOUAI BESHARA/AFP via Getty Images)

Iran's likely retaliation against Israel will focus on minimizing the risk of further escalation, but in so doing, its response is unlikely to deter Israel from further attacks on Iranian targets in the region -- deepening regional turmoil and potentially expanding the conflict. ...

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