How Israel is viewing the escalating war with Iran

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published March 3, 2026 at 12:11 PM EST

Reuters correspondent Emily Rose speaks with Here & Now‘s Robin Young about the view of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran from Jerusalem and what a wider conflict could mean for Israeli politics.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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