Israel has been making plans to attack Iran for years, so why is it happening now? #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains.
Chapters:
00:19 – The backdrop: the decades-long rivalry between Israel and Iran
02:20 – The nuclear factor
04:50 – The Hezbollah factor
06:05 – The Trump factor
08:55 – Will the US get involved directly?
10:00 – Is Israel’s objective actually regime change in Iran?
This episode features:
Barbara Slavin | Distinguished Fellow, Stimson Center
Gideon Levy | Israeli Journalist & Author
James Bays | Al Jazeera Diplomatic Correspondent
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