President Joe Biden is facing pressure from all sides and staring at difficult choices regarding the Middle East.
As Israel prepares for a ground invasion of Gaza, the Biden White House is focused on preventing the situation from escalating into a wider conflict that could involve Hezbollah, Iran, and the United States.
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Iran is believed to have supported the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks in Israel, though to what extent is not known, and Iran also supports Hezbollah on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon. Keeping all those groups in check without provoking them is the Biden administration’s challenge.
“Biden is trying to prevent the escalation of this thing into a major regional war,” said Justin Logan, director of defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute. “I hope I’m wrong about this, but I think he has a limited ability to deter anybody.”
The U.S. has dispatched major military forces to the region, including two aircraft carriers, as a warning to Iran and Hezbollah against furthe …