12-Day War: Now What?

The Truth of the Matter by CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies

Jun 24, 202525:19Government & Organizations

CSIS’s Jon Alterman, a longtime Middle East scholar and geopolitical expert, joins the podcast to discuss potential outcomes from Israel and Iran’s 12-day war and shaky ceasefire. Key question: Does the conflict and ceas...

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