Former U.S. national security advisor John Bolton believes Israel's war in Gaza is "still in the very early stages" and says it has been complicated by Iran's involvement.
Framing the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas as "an Iranian war against Israel," Bolton told CNBC's Dan Murphy: "The fact that Iran has not yet been held to account for any of it, suggests that we're still in the very early stages of the war."
"This is not a Gaza versus Israel war, or a Palestinian versus Israel war, or an Arab versus Israel war.
This is an Iranian war against Israel, fought through terrorist proxies," he told CNBC on Wednesday.
Bolton is a noted foreign policy hawk and has previously advocated for regime change by the U.S. in Iran.
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