The long-feared \u201cwider war\u201d in the Middle East is here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the last 360 days, since the images of the slaughter of about 1,200 people in Israel last Oct. 7 flashed around the world, President Biden has warned at every turn against allowing a terrorist attack by Hamas to spread into a conflict with Iran\u2019s other proxy force, Hezbollah, and ultimately with Iran itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, after Israel assassinated the Hezbollah chief, Hassan Nasrallah<\/a>, and began a ground invasion of Lebanon<\/a>, and after Iran retaliated on Tuesday by launching nearly 200 missiles at Israel<\/a>, it has turned into one of the region\u2019s most dangerous moments since the Arab-Israeli War of 1967.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The main questions now are how much the conflict might intensify, and whether the United States\u2019 own forces will get more directly involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read it all<\/a>.<\/p><\/p> A Wider War in the Middle East, From Hamas to Hezbollah and Now Iran – The New York Times https:\/\/t.co\/JjU4OyZeLr<\/a><\/p>— cecilia ballesteros (@ceciliab) October 2, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote>