Media mentions – Julien Barnes-Dacey

already far-reaching regional war, a full-blown direct conflict between Israel and Iran is emerging

The cost of conflict escalation is not only a possible regional war, but also deeply destabilizing conditions on the ground

Riyadh may now be one of the few actors capable of exerting pressure and encouraging Tehran to avoid a wider conflagration

The US and European governments have long been missing in action, acquiescing to Israel’s escalation and doing too little to press Israel to accept a Gaza ceasefire deal

Iran would very much welcome a cease-fire and is desperate to avoid Hezbollah or itself being sucked into a devastating direct war with Israel, so it is really counting on the West to press Israel tow

this could now push Iran to make a dash for nuclear weapons because they see that as their only effective form of deterrence left standing