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Home / Middle East / Jennifer Kavanagh on Israel, Iran, ceasefire talks
Middle East, Air power, Iran, Military analysis

August 26, 2024

Jennifer Kavanagh on Israel, Iran, ceasefire talks

Jennifer Kavanagh, Senior Fellow and Director of Military Analysis at Defense Priorities, talks about Israel bombing Hezbollah targets in Lebanon over the weekend, on what Israel is calling a preemptive strike, and weighs in on if this strike will escalate things further or deescalate them.

Watch at Bloomberg Television

Featuring

Jennifer
Kavanagh

Senior Fellow & Director of Military Analysis

Defense Priorities

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