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Jon Alterman in NYT: America and Israel United to Fight Iran. Both Will Pay a Price.

In The New York Times, Jon Alterman explores the unprecedented joint U.S. and Israeli strikes, and how Washington may be drifting toward Israel’s strategy of repeated strikes with no clear end. What happens when the U.S. trades problem-solving for perpetual war?

Commentary by Jon B. Alterman — March 23, 2026

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