There Is Still Time to Stop a Wider War in the Middle East

To prevent the Israel-Hamas war from escalating into a regional conflagration that would compel the United States to step in, the Biden administration has used a series of measures over the past 10 months, ranging from diplomacy to beefing up America’s military presence to employing lethal military force. So far, it’s managed to keep multiple low-level conflicts from spiraling into a full-scale conventional war that risks a direct U.S.-Iran confrontation. But since Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel in April—and a series of dangerous developments since—the landscape has shifted sharply. Mr. Biden’s playbook may not be enough this time...

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