distant de-escalation? Caracciolo’s fear –

On Otto e mezzo, the in-depth journalistic program that airs every evening on La7, it was impossible not to talk about the tensions that are tearing apart the balance in the Middle East. Ever since Iran attacked Israel last Saturday, there has been fear of an escalation of the conflict. This hypothesis even suggests that a new world war is possible. But how are things really? US sources have made it known that Tel Aviv’s response to Tehran could be imminent. Lucio Caracciolo, a geopolitical expert, offered his version of events. “It is the first time that Iran directly attacks the Jewish state. Israel has said that it will respond to this attack, but without wanting to trigger a wider war in the Middle East. According to you, it will respond even if the Americans have said that they will not participate in a massive attack against Iran?”, the presenter Lilli Gruber recalled and then asked.

“It was an operation of high acrobatics, military and strategic choreography. The United States, Iran and Israel agreed on the limits of what happened. Iran hurled I don’t know how many tens of tons of explosives at Israel. it was nothing to discover. Everyone knew there was going to be this attack,” Caracciolo explained. The operation “technically succeeded”. “The problem is that no one knows what will follow. For the moment Israel could take the plunge. It already has some countries in its favor after months and months of isolation. Inside the Israeli war cabinet there are many who say that an answer must be given “, continued the director of the Limes magazine. He uses? What role do they play in this chessboard? “The USA is capable of defending Israel but not of supporting a war. I would rule out a mass attack: it is not easy and Israel would risk losing what it has acquired in a few minutes. No atomic bomb on Iran, but there are varying degrees. Israel is expert at targeted assassination,” he said.