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Israel and Iran: Strikes, Proxies, Leverage

Histories of Israeli operations, Iranian strategy, and US diplomacy that explain why the exchanges are escalating and what still constrains a wider war.

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6 booksJune 8, 2026
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  1. Rise and Kill First

    1. Rise and Kill First

    Ronen Bergman provides definitive, sourced history of Israeli targeted operations and decision frameworks that...
    Shelf signal: Afghan War (2001-)
  2. Iran's Rise and Rivalry With the US in the Middle East

    2. Iran's Rise and Rivalry With the US in the Middle East

    Mohsen Milani traces Iran's regional strategy and rivalry with the United States, clarifying Tehran's reach through...
    Shelf signal: Iranian History
  3. The Arc of a Covenant

    3. The Arc of a Covenant

    Walter Russell Mead situates the Israeli-American relationship and external constraints that shape Israeli choices in...
    Shelf signal: Israel & Palestine History
  4. The Hundred Years' War on Palestine

    4. The Hundred Years' War on Palestine

    Rashid Khalidi offers the Palestinian perspective and longue duree history needed to understand the political stakes...
    Shelf signal: Other Military Conflicts
  5. The Shadow Commander

    5. The Shadow Commander

    The Shadow Commander illuminates Qassem Soleimani-era Iranian operational thinking and proxy coordination relevant to...
    Shelf signal: Iranian History
  6. America and Iran

    6. America and Iran

    John Ghazvinian's diplomatic history of America and Iran explains past bargaining, crises, and the precedents that...
    Shelf signal: Iranian History
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