Will the US lead a war against Iran?

By Asad Mirza Fears of a regional war in the Middle East spiked after Hezbollah launched a barrage of rockets towards Israel. This was in retaliation to the Israeli covert operations, which killed a senior Hezbollah commander and a top Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. The killing of Hamas Polit Bureau Head Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on July 31, apparently by a covert IED hidden two months ago and remotely detonated, does not portend well for peace in the region and Gaza. Haniyeh was on top of the elimination list of Mossad and other agencies as Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to destroy Hamas in the wake of the October 7, 2023 attacks, which had an unprecedented success for Hamas—when not only nearly 1,200 Israelis were killed but 250 of them were taken hostage by Hamas. These hostages became the key going forward, as their release remains a priority for Bibi's administration in Israel, due to months-long domestic protests by distraught families and friends. The international community has been