“Iran has the ability to light the entire region on fire.” In the opinion of Pentagon Middle East Adviser Jasmine El-Gamal, the Middle East faces considerable threat from an Israel-Iran conflict. No longer a ‘shadow war’, the conflict between Tehran and Tel Aviv continues to reach new peaks. In Israel, Lieutenant Colonel Sarit Zahavi highlights the growing threat from Hezbollah, describing the group as "ten times stronger [than Hamas] with regard to damage of missiles and rockets". Is Hezbollah a proxy arm of Iran on the border of Israel? El-Gamal believes so: “When it comes to war between Hezbollah and Israel you can't separate that from a war between Iran and Israel”. Threats of all-out war are becoming increasingly common between two states evidently capable of setting the Middle East alight.