The Long Year: How Oct. 7 Changed the Middle East – EVOL

Israel and Iran are more willing to accept risk and engage in conflict, but the ultimate goal of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack appears to have been thwarted.

One year after the devastating Oct. 7, 2023, terror attack on Israel, the Middle East is a region changed.

The Hamas terrorist group lies crippled and its control over Gaza likely never to be restored. The Hezbollah terrorist group in Lebanon is quickly being degraded by a precise Israeli ground campaign. Iran, though more aggressive than ever, has failed to defeat Israel’s robust missile defense systems.

Tensions run high, and the fighting is likely far from over.

There remain an assortment of regional players, from the Houthi terror group in Yemen to Russian forces in Syria, that could further destabilize an already restive Middle East.

Most importantly, however, both Israel and Iran have forgotten former reservations about confronting one another openly, and appear ready to disregard the once common pretense of normative relations.Iran and Israel Less CautiousThe adoption of a less risk-averse outlook by both Israel and Iran is a key change in the regional dynamics of the Middle East brought about by the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, according to Jason Brodsky, policy director for

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