The Pentagon insists that the conflict between Israel and Hamas has not spread into a wider war yet, but experts warn just one miscalculation could change that. Today, the US has carried out further airstrikes against Houthi militants in Yemen and Israel is warning that the likelihood of war on its northern front is "much higher" than in recent times. That's the backdrop for a different escalation of hostilities, this time between Pakistan and Iran, tit for tat airstrikes that both nations claim are aimed at terror bases, as Ivan Watson reports.
Also on today's show: obstetrician Dr. Deborah Harrington; Mark Regev, Senior Advisor to the Israeli Prime Minister; Middle East specialist Dr. Elisabeth Kendall
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