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After the airstrikes: Where do Iran and Israel go from here?

After the unprecedented, overt strikes exchanged between Israel and Iran this month, where do the two countries go from here? And how can a dangerous, wider war be avoided?
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A man walks past a banner depicting missiles on a street in Tehran.
A man walks past a banner depicting missiles along a street in Tehran on April 19, 2024. Iran's state media reported explosions in the central province of Isfahan on April 19, as US media quoted officials saying Israel had carried out retaliatory strikes on its arch-rival. (AFP/Getty Images)
Front Burner26:32After the airstrikes: Where do Iran and Israel go from here?

Today we are joined by Beirut-based journalist Kim Ghattas, author of the bestselling book Black Wave: Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-Year Rivalry that Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East. She is also a contributing editor at the Financial Times.

We're speaking to Kim about the unprecedented, overt attacks exchanged this month between Israel and Iran — most recently an Israeli strike on Friday near the Iranian city of Isfahan. 

Where is this dangerous tit-for-tat headed next, and what's at stake? What do Iran and Israel's leaders actually want here? And what does it mean for the wider region?

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