An old military vehicle can be seen positioned on the Israeli side of the border with Syria, near the Druze village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, Israel February 11, 2018. REU\ AMMAR AWAD/ REUTERS
Jerusalem Post: Israel planning for direct retaliatory attack from Iran
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps is believed to be planning an attack in retaliation for alleged Israeli strike on T4 airbase in Syria last week.
Israel is preparing for a crossborder attack from the Revolutionary Guard Corps, in response for a strike allegedly carried out by the Jewish state against an Iranian operated airbase in Syria which killed seven IRGC soldiers.
Israel believes the attack will come in the form of precision-guided missiles or armed drones from a base in Syria, directly by the IRGC – not by proxies as done before – under the command of Quds Force commander Maj.-Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
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WNU Editor: It looks like Israel wants to wage war against Iran in Syria .... Israel hints it could hit Iran's 'air force' in Syria (Reuters). More here .... Senior army officer: Israel targeting Iran forces in Syria (Middle East Monitor).
More News On Iranian Threats Directed At Israel
Israel warns of air attack by Iran's Revolutionary Guard in response to Syria strike -- The Telegraph
Israel 'will be punished' for its strike on Iranian drone base, Tehran says -- CNBC
Iran Threatens Israel With Revenge for Syria Airstrike That Killed Drone Commander -- Newsweek
Report: Iran preparing for direct confrontation with Israel -- Arutz Sheva
Hezbollah's no. 2: Iran will retaliate for Israel's Syria attack -- Ynetnews
7 comments:
Well now, it has finally come.
This is the wages of Obama being paid out.
Abandon the ME to Jihadi's and Iranian terrorism and subversion.
Then get played by Iran to give billions up front to Iran for nothing meaningful in return.
Then for the sake of appearances return to fight ISIS without any intention of fighting to win.
Then when the world see's there is "no there, there", stand aside as Iran and Russia make war in Syria to create a sea to sea Shiite corridor which threatens all significant American interests.
To top it off, collude with Russians to smear an incoming president in an attempt to destroy his room to maneuver both with Russian relations and with the Congress, again benefiting Iran.
Obama.
The US should have just allowed Assad to stay in power thus keeping him in check rather than supporting the Arab Spring which allowed the ISIS headchoppers to fill in the vacuum. The plan then was to get rid of Assad ...his only ally was Iran and Russia and voila... we have today’s outcome. Yes there is going to be a direct confrontation since Israel keeps bombing the Iranians.. it never bombed the headchoppers... just can’t figure it out!
In my opinion, Iran's threats are a vow to challenge Israel eventually, rather than a promise to attack Israel immediately. There are several reasons for this:
1. The Syrian War remains ongoing and unsettled. Iran's clear immediate priority is for Assad to win the war. While Assad is winning (thanks to Iran, Russia, Turkey, and Hezbollah), the war is not over and could take unexpected turns. Iran needs the Syrian situation stabilized before starting a direct confrontation with Israel.
2. It is not clear that Russia and Turkey favor a direct Iran-Israeli war, at least not yet. I am not sure Turkey is entirely comfortable with Iran overlording Syria as a client state; Turkey would likely prefer a restoration of its Ottoman dominance over Syria. An Iran-Israel war could escalate in ways that upset Assad's eventual victory, and disturb whatever division of Syria into spheres of influence already agreed between Turkey, Iran, and Russia.
3. The Western attack on Assad's chemicals, while too small to change the outcome of the war, shows that the Western powers are capable of acting. That willingness was less clear before. A direct Iran-Israel war might stimulate the West into some type of intervention. This could interfere with Iran's interest in completing Assad's victory.
4. Iran does not need to attack Israel directly: Hezbollah is Iran's creature, and Iran can activate Hezbollah at any time. Iran has invested heavily in Hezbollah, and it can rain rockets and missiles onto Israel whenever Iran so directs. Ditto Hamas in the Gaza strip. From Iran's perspective, using Hezbollah also diverts Israel's retaliation to Hezbollah. Why would Iran lose its own people when it can lose Arabs instead?
Israel makes no distinction between IRGC forces in Syria and IRGC forces in Iran. If attacked by the former Israel will respond by seeking retribution on the latter. If Iran thinks they can keep this outside their borders they are dreaming.
Utter nonsense
That money held hostage till iran took treaty
It is their money
They had no right to that money, perhaps it should have been paid as compensation globally
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