Rubble litters the ground of a street in the Mar Mikhael church neighborhood, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, after an Israeli strike, on March 7, 2026. (Credit: Illustrative photo by Mohammad Yassine/L'Orient-Le Jour)
Two weeks in, the Israeli-U.S. attack on Iran has already sparked a wider regional conflict, drawing in more than a dozen countries. Lebanon now faces the prospect of another invasion, while global trade and the economy are being disrupted. Much remains uncertain about how the war will unfold and what it will leave behind.What will become of the Iranian regime and its ambitions? What new order could emerge from the chaos? How far will Israel go? Joseph Maila, professor of international relations at ESSEC Business School in Paris, former rector of the Catholic University of Paris and former vice dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Saint Joseph University, outlines the possible trajectories. L'Orient-Le Jour: The Israeli-U.S. attack on Iran is dividing governments and public opinion alike. Some denounce its illegality and its...
Two weeks in, the Israeli-U.S. attack on Iran has already sparked a wider regional conflict, drawing in more than a dozen countries. Lebanon now faces the prospect of another invasion, while global trade and the economy are being disrupted. Much remains uncertain about how the war will unfold and what it will leave behind.What will become of the Iranian regime and its ambitions? What new order could emerge from the chaos? How far will Israel go? Joseph Maila, professor of international relations at ESSEC Business School in Paris, former rector of the Catholic University of Paris and former vice dean of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Saint Joseph University, outlines the possible trajectories. L'Orient-Le Jour: The Israeli-U.S. attack on Iran is dividing governments and public opinion alike. Some denounce its illegality and...
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