How far could it escalate? Iran vows retaliation after Damascus consulate attack
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Israel is certainly taking on all comers. Monday's air strike on Damascus that killed three senior Iranian commanders is the most spectacular of its kind since Hamas's October 7 attacks. We ask about Tehran's response, whether it will try to draw in the United States, and – after months of cross-border rocket exchanges between Israel and Lebanon – about the risk of all-out war on a second front.
Meanwhile, the nightmare continues for Gaza. Will the killing of seven aid workers and the beginnings of a famine force Israel to wind down operations there? Last week, its closest ally the United States abstained on a UN ceasefire resolution, thus sending its strongest signal yet that it's time to wind down what will soon be six months of war. So far, that is not happening.
Produced by Alessandro Xenos, Rebecca Gnignati and Imen Mellaz.
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