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Whether this moment becomes a brief and contained episode or the opening chapter of a broader confrontation depends on decisions made in the coming days. Between triumph and fear, between deterrence and provocation, the path forward remains uncertain.
What is clear is that the strike has exposed deep divisions in how nations perceive security, sovereignty, and international order. Some view the action as a necessary step to halt a perceived existential threat. Others see it as a destabilizing gamble that could fracture already fragile systems of global cooperation.