Israel’s attacks on Doha and Tehran demonstrate a new capability that may make warfare more unpredictable.
![The United States claims it was not involved in the Israeli attack targeting top Hamas officials in Doha. [Screenshot via Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-09-09T151951Z_2_LWD346609092025RP1_RTRWNEV_C_3466-QATAR-SECURITY-AFTERMATH-1757449759.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Senior Fellow at the Department of War Studies at King’s College London
Israel’s attacks on Doha and Tehran demonstrate a new capability that may make warfare more unpredictable.
![The United States claims it was not involved in the Israeli attack targeting top Hamas officials in Doha. [Screenshot via Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-09-09T151951Z_2_LWD346609092025RP1_RTRWNEV_C_3466-QATAR-SECURITY-AFTERMATH-1757449759.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
The real risk lies not in closure, but in disruption in the strait’s approaches.
