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What is lsrael's strategy in the war with Iran?

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Alex Forrest Whiting
March 21, 2026

Under pressure in Iran, Lebanon and at home, Israel is facing hard decisions about its campaign. Security and intelligence expert Miri Eisin explains why she believes Israel must eventually stop.

With Israel and the United States continuing to carry out coordinated strikes against Iran, a key question now is how Israel decides when its part of the campaign ends.

"Israel should stop as soon as the United States decides that it wants to stop," said Miri Eisin, a former colonel in the Israeli army, who spent more than 20 years in military intelligence. She also served in government under Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. 

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