Dana Allin, at The Blogs

Jan 8, 2020, 12:51 PM

America and Iran: Maximum belligerence is not necessarily in Israel’s interest

Mourners step over a U.S. flags with pictures of President Trump while waiting for the funeral of Iran's top general Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy commander of Iran-backed militias in Iraq known as the Popular Mobilization Forces, in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser via Jewish News)

“The killing of Soleimani is a US event, not an Israeli event, and we should stay out of it.” It is wise not to over-interpret this statement from Benjamin Netanyahu to his security cabinet, but it does convey at least a hint of recognition that...

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Dr. Dana H. Allin is Senior Fellow for US Foreign Policy and Transatlantic Affairs as well as Editor, Survival, at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London.