In Brief: Further Escalation Between Iran and Israel

A lot happens every day. Alliances shift, leaders change, and conflicts erupt. With In Brief, we’ll help you make sense of it all. Each week, experts will dig deep on a single issue happening in the world to help you better understand it. *** Last Monday, an airstrike hit the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria, an attack widely attributed to Israel. The strike killed seven officials, including Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Brig. Gen. Mohammad Reza Zahedi and Brig. Gen. Mohammad Hadi Haji-Rahimi. Iran has vowed retaliation against Israel, stating that Israeli embassies are “no longer safe.”  We asked five experts to tell us