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With Iran and Israel avoiding full-blown war, US refocuses on Gaza Limited Israeli strikes and a muted Iranian response suggest the dangerous tit-for-tat retaliation between the two foes may be over, at least for now. By Elizabeth Hagedorn In Washington, DC, reporting on diplomacy, regional politics, human rights
![Motorists drive their vehicles past a billboard depicting named Iranian ballistic missiles in service, with text in Arabic reading, "The honest [person's] promise" and in Persian, "Israel is weaker than a spider's web," in Valiasr Square in central Tehran on April 15, 2024.](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-04/GettyImages-2147824886%20copy.jpeg?h=a5ae579a&itok=gTrIifaV)
