Do Israel and Iran really want to go to war? – Podcast | News

Do Israel and Iran really want to go to war? – Podcast | News

When Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, one of Iran’s closest allies, was assassinated by Israel, it was clear that the Islamic regime would openly retaliate. This week it fired more than 100 rockets at Israel.

It is another step towards a full-scale regional war in the Middle East. Still Patrick Wintour, The Guardian’s diplomatic editor says Iran is more reluctant to confront Israel directly than it seems. Without Israel’s technologically advanced military capabilities, the country’s leaders have for years relied on proxies and allies to wage a shadow war with Israel.

“They have developed such an axis of resistance that allows them to maintain pressure on Israel without there being a direct conflict,” he says Helen Pidd. But in recent days, Israel’s leader Benjamin Netanyahu gave a speech in which he addressed the Iranian public directly and made it clear that he wants to see the end of the regime in Iran. But where are the roots of the hostility? And how will the conflict develop?



Huge billboard depicting Iranian missile attacks on Israel on display in Iran

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