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Shadow war no more: Hostilities between Israel and Iran have strayed into direct warfare – is there any going back?

  • Written by Javed Ali, Associate Professor of Practice of Public Policy, University of Michigan
imageIsrael's air defense system intercepted nearly all missiles fired from Iran on April 13, 2024.AP Photo/Tomer Neuberg

For decades, Iran and Israel have been engaged in a “shadow war.”

Falling short of direct military confrontation, this conflict has been characterized by war through other means – through proxies, cyber attacks, econ...

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