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West Asia is witnessing a "real moment of danger" which may escalate into a full-blown regional war if Israel and Iran engage in direct warfare, veteran journalist and geopolitical expert Fareed Zakaria told India Today TV...
Speaking to India Today TV's Consulting Editor Rajdeep Sardesai, Zakaria said the focus has shifted from Israel's war in Gaza after the Jewish nation decided to go after the Iran-backed militant outfits in the region...
"What Israel is trying to do is to end this dynamic of constant rocket firing into northern Israel (by Iranian proxy outfits)..
Talking about the US's role in the conflict, which has been Israel's biggest backer in the region, Zakaria said that Washington is trying to convince Israel to strike Iran but in a way that is not "dangerously escalatory"...
When asked if the US will directly enter the fight if Israel's growing conflict with Iran escalates into a war, Zakaria said, "My guess is the US will try to stay out except in the sense that it will provide defensive technology and defensive help to Israel..
