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.
Don’t post one sided news. Israel air defense systems are best in world. Nearly 100% efficient. If Israel strike back how does Iran protects. There is no sound reason for Iran to manipulate in Syrian affairs. Even Russian doesn’t dare to try S300. If the Israel neutralize S300 the world knows the Russian last line of air defense is obsolete. Billions of sale orders for air defense systems from Russian will be cancelled
Time is not far when Israel will have to pay the price of its barbarism .. time will come when Jesus comes back to earth and Muslims and Christians will unite to fight this filthy nation who falsely claim they r God’s own and others aren’t
Iran will fail!
Iran is not like those poor innocent stone trowing palenstinians Iran will crush the zionist regime evil regime
Danny Figaro
Those you call cowards have stood and flourished among their enemies. What will Iran do that Arabs could not do. The Persians that they are will never set foot in Israel a country so named by God himself.
Iran please just prepare for fire and fury if you dare attack Israel. There undisputed military might has been witnessed for decades.
That is idiotic. No land in Iran is satanic. That is a muslim country you idiot.
Why cant we talk about love instead of hate .
After all we are all human being innocent people will suffer .
Israel is terrorists country.soon they will perish…
Egypt is now a better country militarily. The war has made egypt great again. The only weapon Israel has that egypt degypt dont have is the F-35. Egypt has sumarine,frigate,destroyers,f-16,f-15 etc
Israel dont v nuclear weapon. U can develop nuclear weapon in secrecy. To develop a nuclear weapon u v to test missile and also the bomb (whether atomic or hydogen). Its impossible for them to have nuclear witout d world knwoing about it. But its possible the USA gave them some of its nuclear arsenal.
Yes! But also one of the F-35 lockheed delivered to isreal was hit by a Russian defence system S-200. Though Israel claimed that the Fighter jet collide with a bird in the sky. Which is a lie, because they alway test the ability of all fighter jets to survive bird collision because they are rolled out for use. You can confirm the news. It was shocking to everyone though. Because we all thought F-35 and F-22 are invincible.
The real jews are not white. The looks lik arab. But these ones are white. May be because they intermarried when they were in Europe
Isreal is not that powerful. Russia can wipe Isreal out within an hour. Though they have American machines lik f-16,f-35 and THAAD .. These jews are not Isrealite. These ones are Isrealis. They are not invicible.
F-35 was not brought down in syria. It was damaged by Russia made S-200 defence system. You can check.
That will never hapen. They are both super powers in the middle east. Same with egypt. War between the two will bring catatrophy to both the winner and the loser. They will never fight. The issue will be resolved.
Which bible is that? There is never going to be war between this middle east super powers. The issue will fade away with time.
Iran is not a small country. It has d military might to face isreal. Isreal may b stronger. But an all out war again iran will bring unbearable damage to d isrealis. Isreal wil neva go into an all out war wit iran.
I can’t believe that still people think that god give land are you all so stupid????
A potentially dangerous gamble on the part of Syria,one that may signal the beginning of Armageddon!