As tensions between the US and Iran continue to escalate, Washington faces a strategic choice that could determine whether the current confrontation remains a limited military operation or evolves into a broader regional conflict. At the heart of that decision lies one crucial question: Should Israel become a direct participant in the war? The answer, from both a military and political perspective, should be no. For all the strength of the US-Israeli alliance, involving Israel directly in military operations against Iran would fundamentally alter the nature of the conflict.

Israel stays out of renewed Iran strikes as U.S. forces bear the military costs and casualties of the expanding war.

As tensions between the US and Iran continue to escalate, Washington faces a strategic choice that could determine whether the current confrontation remains a limited military…