Neither Iran nor Israel would be interested in an escalation. However, there are other factors besides interest, such as international reputation or Netanyahu's appearance as a strong leader, according to former CASSIS Fellow Ambassador Dr. Hans Dieter Heumann. The moderate Arab states have an interest in regional stability as a foundation for their own economic upswing. This is one of the reasons for the rapprochement between the Arab states and Israel.
Former ambassador Dr. Hans Dieter Heumann in a phoenix interview on the situation in the Middle East Former ambassador Dr. Hans Dieter Heumann in a phoenix interview on the situation in the Middle East
Dr. Hans Dieter Heumann, former President of the Federal Academy for Security Policy and former ambassador, now a CASSIS Fellow, on the situation in the Middle East.
Links
- https://www.cassis.uni-bonn.de/en/about-us/all-employees/dr_hans_dieter_heumann
- https://www.cassis.uni-bonn.de/en/media-contributions/dr-frank-umbach-in-a-phoenix-interview-on-the-iranian-attack-on-israel
- https://www.cassis.uni-bonn.de/en/media-contributions/former-ambassador-dr-hans-dieter-neumann-on-phoenix-vor-ort-on-the-middle-east-situation