Will America Help, or Hinder, Israel’s Efforts To Contain Iran? 

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Jerusalem and Tehran are likely headed into a sharp escalation after a strike on Tehran killed senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on Wednesday. The strike in Iran’s capital came on the heels of a similar attack on Beirut that killed a military advisor to Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah, Fuad Shukr, on Tuesday night. 

America has a critical role to play to contain Iran and its regional proxy network to prevent this conflict from spilling over into a regional war. 

Jerusalem has not taken credit for the strike that killed Haniyeh at Tehran. Yet it did claim responsibility for the attack on the Lebanese capital, a response to the July 27 Hezbollah missile attack that massacred 12 Israeli children who were playing on a soccer field. 

Ms. Krivine is the senior director of the Israel Program and the FDD National Security Network at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.