Israeli Assassinations Create Major Conundrum for Iran

The twin strikes in Beirut and Tehran were a much-needed success for Israeli intelligence.

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In the span of only a few hours, an Israeli airstrike in Beirut killed the military commander of Hezbollah and another in Tehran killed the leader of Hamas. Assassinations on foreign soil are among the most difficult operations an intelligence organization could undertake. To execute two in quick succession, nearly 1,500 kilometers (900 miles) apart, […]

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Kamran Bokhari
Kamran Bokhari, PhD, is a regular contributor to and former senior analyst (2015-2018) with Geopolitical Futures. Dr. Bokhari is now the Senior Director, Eurasian Security & Prosperity Portfolio at the New Lines Institute for Strategy & Policy in Washington, DC. Dr. Bokhari is also a national security and foreign policy specialist at the University of Ottawa’s Professional Development Institute. He has served as the Coordinator for Central Asia Studies at the U.S. Department of State’s Foreign Service Institute. Follow him on X (formerly Twitter) at @Kamran Bokhari