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Gideon Rachman

Netanyahu’s 6 reasons for hitting enfeebled Iran now

In attacking, the Israeli prime minister has short circuited the debate in Washington and started a possible new cycle of escalation.

Israel’s attack on Iran has been 20 years in the making. For decades, Israeli officials have insisted Iran cannot be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon. They also made it clear they were prepared to use military force to devastate Iran’s nuclear programme.

In the aftermath of the attack, two questions arise. Why now? And what happens next?

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Gideon Rachman is chief foreign affairs columnist for the Financial Times. His particular interests include American foreign policy, the European Union and globalisation.

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