Iran Comes Out of the Shadows
Iranians celebrate Iran’s attack against Israel in downtown Tehran, Iran. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Matti Friedman on the unprecedented attack. And Olivia Reingold on the Americans cheering it on.
Over the past 24 hours, the war that has raged in the Middle East since October 7 took on a new dimension.
In a historic first, Iran directly attacked Israel from its own territory—launching more than 300 drones and missiles toward Israel.
As Free Press columnist Matti Friedman writes today from Jerusalem: “Like a flash going off in a dark room, the attac…
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