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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Peter Beaumont and Emma Graham-Harrison

Why Israel’s attack on Iranian consulate in Syria was a gamechanger

People in Tehran hailed the success of Iran’s attack on Israel, despite causing relatively little damage
People in Tehran hailed the success of Iran’s attack on Israel, despite causing relatively little damage. Photograph: Majid Saeedi/Getty Images

The large-scale attack by Iran on Israel may have passed with relatively little damage, but it marks a significant transformation in the conflict between the two enemies.

A war that has long been fought through proxies, assassinations and strikes away from Israeli soil – often in third countries – has spilled into the open.

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