Israel and the cost paradox of the Iran war
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It was premised on moving confrontation away from Iranian territory through a network of proxies and allies, from Hezbollah in Lebanon to the Houthis in Yemen and various armed factions in Iraq.That network was the core of Iranian deterrence and the lever of its expansionist policy. The current war has dealt this doctrine the harshest blow in its history.Hezbollah entered 2026 already exhausted by its 2024 war with Israel and by the loss of strategic depth in Syria. In March, it committed a fatal error by intervening on Tehran’s behalf and drawing a devastating Israeli response.
- ▪It was premised on moving confrontation away from Iranian territory through a network of proxies and allies, from Hezbollah in Lebanon to the Houthis in Yemen and various armed factions in Iraq.That network was the core of Iranian deterrenc
- ▪The current war has dealt this doctrine the harshest blow in its history.Hezbollah entered 2026 already exhausted by its 2024 war with Israel and by the loss of strategic depth in Syria.
- ▪In March, it committed a fatal error by intervening on Tehran’s behalf and drawing a devastating Israeli response.
3 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 24 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean left. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ The real cost of the war with Iran — NPR — World
- ▪ The Mounting Cost of War — The Atlantic
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OPINIONOPINION, Opinion|US-Israel war on IranIsrael and the cost paradox of the Iran warIsrael instigated the war on Iran and yet it has borne few of its costs.By Abdulla Banndar Al-EtaibiPublished On 26 Jul 202626 Jul 2026ListenListen (7 mins)SaveClick here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoMen walk past an electronic board at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, in Tel Aviv, Israel on November 4, 2020 [File: Amir Cohen/Reuters]Since the breakout of war on February 28, the US-Israeli conflict with Iran has been framed as an existential for Tel Aviv and Tehran.
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