IT will be sheer lunacy if the tensions in the Middle East were to escalate to an extent that the United States and Iran embark on a full-scale war that nobody wants.
Yet, despite the rhetoric and bravado, both the US and the Islamic Republic know that a war between the two traditional enemies would have catastrophic consequences not only in the region but also for the rest of the world.
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Brian Martin
Brian Martin is the managing editor of The Star.
