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.
The battle is of the Lord, He fight for his people israel
The British cheated the lands from the indigenous Arabs wit fake new, and gifted to the Jews. The Bible does have a chronological order from time of King David til King Solomon as to with the Israelites falling from grace of God and on the promised land for the Jews.
ping olarte.Then this official onset of war between Muslim and christians so let’s every one prepare him/ her self
Kari siwi.i don’t think if almighty is so unjust that he gives victory to the opressers
Kate Kimberly. True I pray for that and the world would have been a safer place
Leary Rene.hilters words were true when he said I left few of them so that you know why I was killing them.i wish he finished all of them .
Dangerous equilibrium!
Israel didn’t make a noise before their action, I wonder why the Iranians are loud about their own intentions
Mohamed Pasha A REPRESSIVE REGIME IGNORING HUMAN RIGHTS AND OCCUPYING LAND OF THE PALESTINIANS
Really! A bunch of crazy ass politicians are going to kill a lot more people on all sides, as there haven’t already enough died, and you are saying that some gods and bibles have something to do with it??? In the middle of the effin’ 21st century?!?Come on!!!
Henry Maandebo you are right.allah promise that doomsday will not happen if a Muslim is alive.so its clear Jewish, pagans,Christian will alive that time.one thing muslims not come to live but for helping to others to live.
Stephen Coyle the English sounds bad though
Stephen Coyle Mr bola is mirred in poverty of history and understanding
Danny Figaro I can’t wait to see Iran make a rash judgement maybe it will bring a set back for a century in it pursuit of nuclear arsenal.
God will punish Satan’s Iran even if they get 72 virgins devils!
Shabir Ahmad Khan stupid fool
Israel attacked military basis, i hope iran will not attack civilians.. Let’s see who’s the good guys..
Danny Figaro
You are the greatest joker of the year…Iran can not stand the capability of Israel..there are weapons that has never been know by man is with the jews.nuke is with the Jews.
If the Jews release one nuke Iran will never be in the world map again.pls beg Iran not to try Israel
Ah yes… Chosen Ones Syndrome. … the irational belief that a higher power somehow likes you better than the rest of us talking monkeys.
I guess Bibi wasn’t having enough fun killing innocent women and children in Gaza.
Stephen Coyle so many knowledge will just let u know that u knew very less.