Can Diplomacy Stop the Israel-Iran War Before it’s Too Late?

Israel’s unprecedented attacks on Iran on 13 June have essentially morphed into an effective war, with Israel and Iran now both hitting each other’s civilian areas. Just as Israel has shown little such regard for civilian life in its wars on Gaza and Lebanon, the same is true in Iran, where it has killed well over 200 civilians thus far. Its ambitions seem to go beyond destroying Iran’s nuclear and military sites and toward regime change. And although the United States has thus far stayed out of the war, it is inextricably linked to it. The Israeli attacks came in…