The United States says it was warned in advance of the Israeli drone strike on Iran.
Iran has shot down Israeli drones in the latest confrontation on Friday.
There have been global calls for restraint – with both East and West fearful of what further conflict could mean for the region and the world.
So, what is the thinking in Iran and Israel? And what is next?
Presenter: Elizabeth Puranam
Guests:
Mohammad Marandi – Dean of the Faculty of World Studies at the University of Tehran
Gideon Levy – Columnist for the Haaretz Newspaper
Roxane Farmanfarmaian – Professor of Modern Middle East Politics at the University of Cambridge
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