Iran’s attack on Israel was an unprecedented show of force. Though Iran telegraphed the attack in advance, with most drones and missiles intercepted in the air, the attack was a game changer and signals much higher risk of escalation in the future. The shadow war is a shadow war no longer. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] But the show of force was also precisely that—a show, choreographed and designed largely to project power without actually causing damage.