Over the past 30 years, the dominant public figure in Israel has seen Iran develop weapons that pose a threat to Israel in various neighboring regions such as the Gaza Strip, Lebanon, and Syria. Under his leadership for the past 16 years, Iran has significantly progressed its weapons development to an unprecedented level.
The Economist’s Gregg Carlstrom explains. Jerusalem-based journalist Noga Tarnopolsky explores whether the unprecedented attack hurts or helps Benjamin Netanyahu.
This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy and Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Hady Mawajdeh, engineered by Rob Byers, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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