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Israeli air defenses intercept Iranian missiles over Haifa on June 15, 2025, as Israel and Iran trade heavy fire for a third straight day, escalating their conflict. (Photo: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images)

By Shlomo Ben-Ami, Project Syndicate | June 17, 2025

Israel cannot afford to treat Iran’s threats of nuclear Armageddon as mere bloviating. But Iran is hardly alone in letting illusory ambitions cloud its judgment: Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s fixation on total victory is as misguided as it is dangerous.

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