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Jerusalem Post/Opinion

Despite the fearmongering, war with Iran is still far off

While miscalculation by both sides can always spiral into a full-fledged conflict, as happened with the 2006 Lebanon war, this time around such an occurrence seems doubtful.

Missiles and a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Baharestan Square in Tehran, Iran
Missiles and a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Baharestan Square in Tehran, Iran
(photo credit: NAZANIN TABATABAEE YAZDI/ TIMA VIA REUTERS)
ByARI INGEL
MAY 9, 2018 11:42
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