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Israel and Iran must stay away from the brink

Outside Hamas, nobody in the Middle East has much to gain from an all-out war. But that does not make the off-ramps from conflict any easier to find.

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The Middle East has not yet exploded into a wider regional war. Such a conflagration has been the chief fear in the world’s capitals since Hamas launched its brutal assault on Israeli civilians on October 7 last year. So far, those fears have not materialised.

But are there any off-ramps from these Middle East tensions? Or could things still get worse from here?

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