The Cost of Silence

Beyond Deterrence: A Region on Edge

Two days after Israel’s pre-dawn airstrike on Iranian soil, the region is not returning to calm—it is recalibrating. Operation Rising Lion, a meticulously coordinated assault targeting Iran’s military leadership and nuclear research apparatus, has shifted the long-standing shadow war between the two nations into open confrontation. While the operation was hailed in some quarters as a masterstroke of deterrence, its consequences are proving far more complex and far-reaching.