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Israel's attack may be de-escalatory - Ali

October 26, 2024 KCBS
Headshot of Javed Ali at Weill Hall's 4th floor Whitman Lounge
Javed Ali (Credit: Michigan Photography)

Javed Ali, Ford School professor talked with KCBS about Iran's response to the Israeli missile strikes. Ali said "they hit about 20 targets roughly across Iran Iraq and syria and focused on facilities associated either with air defense and or missile production or missile sites that Iran could have launched back at Israel."

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Javed Ali

Associate Professor of Practice
Ali is a former senior director for counterterrorism at the National Security Council, with over 20 years of professional experience in national security and intelligence issues in Washington, D.C. He served in the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, where he also held senior positions on joint duty assignments at the National Intelligence Council, the National Counterterrorism Center, and the National Security Council.