On Thursday, the US-Israel war on Iran reached its 13th day – officially surpassing last June’s conflict, dubbed the 12 day war by Donald Trump. The current round is not just longer – with absolutely no discernible end, nor obvious endgame, in sight – but more dangerous and far-reaching than the preceding one. In June 2025, with the exception of a tightly choreographed strike on the US central command HQ in Doha, hostilities were contained to the territories of Iran and Israel (in addition to Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Gaza, where Israel had already been waging war, including against Iranian...