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Will Biden sleepwalk into a war with Iran?

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On Saturday , a Lebanese rocket killed 12 children and youth at a soccer game in the Israeli -controlled Golan Heights .

On Tuesday night , Israel took revenge for the rocket by killing a Hezbollah commander and a Hamas negotiator.

Frida Ghitis : Israeli policy makers had gamed out an Israeli strike leading to a U.S.-Iranian war in July 2023 scenario.

She says the scenario began with an Israeli assassination campaign in Tehran , which provoked Hezbollah and Iraqi militias into attacking Israel .

Ghitis says a conflict with Iran also helps Netanyahu alleviate some of the domestic political pressure.

A full-on U.S.-Iran war would be a disaster for the region and for Americans .

Biden administration seems to be at a loss for words about the latest escalation.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken played dumb when asked what impact the assassination of one side's chief negotiator would have on ceasefire negotiations.

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