John Mearsheimer, an eminent contemporary political philosopher has claimed that Israel has entangled the United States and Iran in a war. On October 1, Iran directly targeted Tel Aviv using 180 ballistic missiles, thus declaring a state of war with Israel. That was not the first attack; back on April 4, 2024, Iran released multiple drones and missiles towards Israel. However, only a few rockets succeeded in reaching Israeli territory, since the country had adopted a sophisticated Iron Dome defense system. This time, however, nearly a dozen of warheads were able to hit the biggest city in the country, the city of Tel Aviv.

But it should be understood that Iran’s recent attacks were reactionary rather than proactive. The strike on April 4 was a rebuttal to the attack on the Iranian consulate in Syria by Israel. Lately, Israel’s military and security networks Assassinate Ismail Haniyeh, a senior Hamas operative in Iran, and also Hassan Nasrallah, Secretary-General of Hezbollah, both groups are the closest allies of Iran.

Now, an intense international debate is unfolding: can a conflict prevailing in this region extend to a major global-scaled escalation?

Background of conflict:

The aggression of Israel is not new; it started in 2023 when Israel attacked the Gaza Strip. The violence did not cease from the Israeli forces’ side; more than 42,000 people were killed, thousands of them injured, and........

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