21 Oct 2023

Simon Tisdall: Israel-Gaza going global?

From Saturday Morning, 9:35 am on 21 October 2023

Photo: The Guardian

Could the Israel-Gaza war ignite a wider conflict, between the US and Iran?

In his latest writing for The Guardian, foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall explains why this is a possibility.

10/07/2023 Tehran, Iran. Iranian pro-government supporters celebrate the Hamas attack on Israel by waving the Palestinian flag in Palestine Square in Tehran.
Hundreds of pro-government Iranians demonstrated in Palestine Square in Tehran to show their support for Hamas and the Palestinian resistance. Hamas militants launched a coordinated assault, involving air, land, and sea elements, into Israel from the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023. (Photo by Hossein Beris / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP)

Iranian pro-government supporters celebrate the Hamas attack on Israel by waving the Palestinian flag in Palestine Square in Tehran. Photo: HOSSEIN BERIS / AFP