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Risk of regional war: Why it is different this time

To “win” this sequence, the main belligerents are seemingly ready to take more risks than in their last tug-of-war.

Risk of regional war: Why it is different this time

A giant poster on the airport road showing three members of the "Axis of Resistance" who have been assassinated, with the words "We will take revenge." From left to right: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, Iranian general Kassem Soleimani and Hezbollah commander Fouad Shukur. (Credit: Ibrahim Amro/AFP)

Journalists, analysts and diplomats have been talking about the risk of a full-scale regional war for nearly ten months. By dint of crying wolf, nobody is believing it anymore.But the situation is different this time. Feelings of fear, sometimes...
Journalists, analysts and diplomats have been talking about the risk of a full-scale regional war for nearly ten months. By dint of crying wolf, nobody is believing it anymore.But the situation is different this time. Feelings of fear, sometimes...