Can Iran confront Israel on its own?

Israel pounds Iran – and Iran strikes back, hitting Tel Aviv.

Since Israel’s warfare connected Gaza began successful October 2023, Israel has damaged Iran, not conscionable astatine home, but besides extracurricular its territory – by striking its allies.

Hezbollah‘s person Hassan Nasrallah was assassinated successful Beirut, the Houthis successful Yemen person taken hits, arsenic good arsenic militias successful Iraq.

Israel struck Iranian interests successful Syria and Tehran’s ally, erstwhile Syrian person Bashar al-Assad, was deposed.

Hamas’ enactment has besides been decimated, including successful assassinations carried retired successful Tehran.

So is Iran present warring from a weakened position?

Presenter: Cyril Vanier

Guests:

Ronnie Chatah, Political commentator, writer and big of The Beirut Banyan podcast.

Setareh Sadeqi – Professor astatine the University of Tehran’s Faculty of World Studies.

David DesRoches, Professor of National Defense University and erstwhile Pentagon manager of Arabian Peninsula Affairs.