Episode Notes:

Yesterday, Iran launched almost 200 ballistic missiles towards Israel, making landfall near Tel Aviv. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sworn that his country will retaliate, raising fears of an all-out regional war in the Middle East. Afshon Ostovar, an associate professor of national security affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School, is here to tell us more about what is happening. He is also the author of Wars of Ambition, The United States, Iran, and the Struggle for the Middle East, which was published in August. Welcome back to the WarCast, Afshon.