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.