Following a US-led strike on Syrian targets last week — which changed little in the equation on the ground vis-à-vis the Bashar al-Assad regime, Russia and the United States — analysts continue to look through the smoke at what many say is a significantly more dangerous situation. The Israel-Iran conflict in Syria is heating up, and is already morphing from a proxy battle into a direct confrontation.
Scholars at the Washington DC-based Brookings Institution wrote on Wednesday that, following an Israeli strike on a military base in Syria last week, it is only a matter of time before the next escalation. The strike killed seven Iranians and may have destroyed a drone infrastructure project, and there are already signs retaliation is in the works.
“Iranian media gave extensive coverage to the Israeli attack on T-4 last week. Iranian leaders, most noticeably Ali Akbar Velayati, the top advisor to Iran’s supreme leader, issued direct threats of retaliation,” authors Dror Michman and Yael Mizrahi-Arnaud said.
“Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, also warned Israel that this time there would be a steep price to pay; the highly publicized funerals of Quds forces personnel was the latest such indication. Iran is now both deeply and publicly committed to retaliate. The stage is set,” the article warns ominously.
“While the intentions are clear, there remains considerable debate over what form the retaliation would take. In the Middle East, these nuances matter. […] A missile salvo appears to be the most appropriate Iranian response, both in terms of capabilities and risk calculation (and mirroring the Israeli missiles launched at T-4). However, the more crucial question is what target they will choose.”
Iran will likely try to find a delicate balance should they respond with an attack that the Russians “would find tolerable and containable,” the article asserts, but it is unclear what, if anything, would be easily contained.
Any strike on a significant Israeli military target, one likely scenario, would have to inflict negligible damage, the authors suggest. Otherwise it is hard to imagine an Israeli response would be contained.
If they (iran) want to retaliate they should have done it right after or the most days after israeli air strike, remember, time heals….. To prolong retaliation means you are giving your opponent time to prepare
Mohamed Pasha yes you are right,but they would be successful in creating Greater Israel,but very soon Dajjal will come then insha Allah Miami Mehdi,who will destroy this holy land from these ppl
Mohamed Pasha Nice analysis, Israel is a fake
Danny Figaro You Figaro, how dare calling Jews fake? It is imperative to put your sentimental attitude aside and apply common sense. Believe it or not, Jews are capable, not militarily alone, but also in other areas. It seems the problem with you, is the fact that you want to hear what you wish only, but alas! That is a wishful thinking which is utterly childish and unhelpful. Israel is a military giant not only in the middle east but even on a global scale.
Zionists r worse than Hitler holocaust. They don belong to mankind. They r just satan demons. Get back to hell zionists!
Danny Figaro only uhh you and your people are cowards because you are sons of the devil.
Israel are fake ppl they are the Satan the bible is talking about the real Israelis n Jews we take over soon the devil we be cut off and the fake Jews we fall
The end is coming were all fake Jews we be destroyed
India is with Isreal
Black donkey- no sense !
I just wish this world could have peace; where a brother can live in harmony with his neighbour. No man can never win a war without taking the life of the innocent. I do hope there will be no war; one love and one God in control, so why fight?
Stephen Coyle , if you do not mid I want to say something about World Peace. Every western leaders should read the Quran but they should not hear from others and should read THROUGHLY- line by line. Then they will understand their mistakes what have they done(wasting money, wealth and life). The peace is in it.
right they are peaceful people but when provoked or threatened they are ferocious..
rightly said but israel is being provoke and threatened their existence so they have to defend and fight back.and for sure the whole world will be affected.
Viktor Kvc and so you think also of israel as such…they are more powerful today than ever..king david killed goliath the philistine bare handed..the Americans didn;t intervene when the Israelis defeated the Arab nations in their 6 days war ..
there you go again .you deny the bible is the true word of God,, you deny that Jesus die in the cross, and rose again in three days, you deny the holocaust, now you’re denying that the Israelis are the chosen people of God..for 3,000.+ years God (YHWH) sustained israel from its enemy and He will continue to do so…
I also know that there’s a lot of BS in the Bible
Grantley Charlemagne , Both Elijah and Jesus healed Syrians. It is Syria that Israel is currently bombing. Do such bombings agree with the acts and teaching of either Elijah or Jesus?
What a stupid comment.Are the IsraeisGod’s people?Then the other people of the world where will go?Rubbish conception.
Levary Rene you mean God caused this war? Dumb stupid God, I though he was perfect
It is my prayer that (Persia or Elam) Iran does not attack Israel. Israel had a right to attack that Iranian facility in Syria because because it was threateningly too close to the Israeli border by an enemy nation. However, if Iran carries out any direct military attack on Israel, history will be written of the dare consequencies that Iran and her people will suffer.