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Iran’s conflict with Iraq in the 1980s provides valuable lessons for today, writes Richard Cockett, a senior editor
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Shashank Joshi, our defence editor, explains that the conflict is intensifying in four ways

Shashank Joshi, our defence editor, asks how long the escalation in Iran can last

Even if, at the political level, its direction is a mess

Even if, at the political level, its direction is a mess

A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

Further regional conflict could bring chaos—and opportunities