Is the Middle East Heading Toward a Much Bigger War?

About this episode

Fawaz Gerges discusses the expansion of the Middle East conflict beyond Iran and its implications for regional stability.

"This is no longer an Iran war. This is a region-wide war." Fawaz Gerges , of the London School of Economics and Political Science , explains why he believes the conflict has expanded far beyond Iran, what Israel is trying to achieve in Lebanon, and why the search for security may be driving the Middle East toward deeper instability.

People in this episode

Guest: Fawaz Gerges

Topics covered

• Middle East conflict
• Iran
• Israel
• Lebanon
• regional instability
• security

Keywords

• Middle East
• Iran
• Israel
• Lebanon
• conflict
• war
• instability
• security

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: London School of Economics and Political Science

Places: Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East

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