Noise #147: Fire in the sky

The meaning and aftermath of Iran's attack on Israel.

According to today’s Washington Post, Iran likely orchestrated its assault on Israel to create spectacular visuals—and negligible destruction:

“Iran didn’t inflict maximum damage,” said Sanam Vakil, director of the Middle East and North Africa program at London’s Chatham House think tank. Yet “this was important for them symbolically,” she added, as a si…