Episode Notes:

Last night, Israel launched limited strikes on Iran and Iranian positions in Syria in apparent retaliation for Iran’s attack on Israel last weekend. Michael Koplow, the chief policy officer at the Israel Policy Forum, joined the WarCast to tell us more about the strike and the potential for a wider war in the Middle East.

[:40] What happened with the strikes on Iran last night?

[1:57] Why did Israel strike in this precise way?

[4:15] The Iranian response

[5:16] Are there going to be more Israeli strikes?

[6:50] U.S. Response

[7:58] Are we headed for a wider regional war?

[9:40] What steps can bring Israel and Iran back from the brink?

[10:18] The war in Gaza