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.
We Need. Sir Hitler the Great. .To finish these Zionist corocroches. Parasites. In Israel
Iran will never retaliate least they risk being wipe out into ashes.
Landing one on Netenyahu would be rejoiced around the world.
war is war no matter how you think it will play out in the end…..these are big countriesand it wont play out likeit does in your stupid games at home…..dont go around begging for war as if you would survive the nuclear one
If the Jews can kill Jesus then who tells u they are gods people, they are now killing innocent Palestinians and have been going against U.N. resolutions. Iran should retaliate
You
Keep dreaming
Israel will end shortly
When the false masiah came and Jew’s start a war with Muslim’s at that time true masiah the son of MARIA will come back and at that time false masiah was killed by True masiah. In our Hades books we have read also that at that time all humans will accept one religion. Because two biggest religion be together when true masiah will come. Oh jews you did not accept now but end is near, look the hate against Israel in Muslim and Christian world and think about your future
When the false masiah came and Jew’s start a war with Muslim’s at that time true masiah the son of MARIA will come back and at that time false masiah was killed by True masiah. In our Hades books we have read also that at that time all humans will accept one religion. Because two biggest religion be together when true masiah will come. Oh jews you did not accept now but end is near, look the hate against Israel in Muslim and Christian world and think about your future
When the false masiah came and Jew’s start a war with Muslim’s at that time true masiah the son of MARIA will come back and at that time false masiah was killed by True masiah. In our Hades books we have read also that at that time all humans will accept one religion. Because two biggest religion be together when true masiah will come. Oh jews you did not accept now but end is near, look the hate against Israel in Muslim and Christian world and think about your future
During the last battle which is very near, israel will expand rapidly, I have read these news in our Hades books but at the end Jew’s have been finished from the face of earth.
Israel and West Pliz stop playing games with the life’s of others.
In an armed conflict between Israel & Iran, the only casualties would be innocent unarmed Syrian, Israeli & Iranian civilians. An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind. Do not kill in the name of God, whichever God.
God bless Israel!
Shabir Ahmad Khan u must be brain washed by the hatred cultivated by Islam. Jesus is never a Muslims no matter how your imams tell u. He is coming back to take His ppl n to save not to destroy the Jewish ppl. Don’t misrepresent the Christian faith if u no nothing. Sorry for you .
Viktor Kvc A fool says in his heart there’s no God. Not only will Iran loose the war against Israel they will diminish on earth, check out all the countries that have fought Israel lost their pride. Israel is not Iraq Be warned.
Israel or Iran we dont pray for war if it happens the whole middle east will feel it
Stephen Coyle that’s true
Cool guyz. . Nothing will happen. . It is just the political need of respective countries to threaten each other