Posts Tagged: Iran Syria
Assessment That Iran Was Leaving Syria Was ‘Wishful Thinking,’ Top Israeli Analyst Says
A top Israeli military analyst said on Wednesday that a series of air strikes in Syria widely attributed to Israel indicated that “the assessment that...
IDF Assessment: Iran Being Pushed Out of Syria, but Hezbollah Threat Intensifying
Iran is slowly being pushed out of Syria, but the threat to Israel from Hezbollah is intensifying, according to a new IDF assessment. The Israeli news...
Report: Iran Building Advanced Weapons Storage Tunnel at Base in Eastern Syria
Satellite imagery indicates that Iranian forces are building a tunnel capable of storing advanced weapons systems at their Imam Ali military base in eastern Syria. Images...
Is Iran Leaving Syria?
If you are Iran, it seems, 2020 is not your year. Aside from the devastation of the coronavirus, Iraq closed its 1,000-mile southern border with Iran...
Air Force Strikes Forcing Iran Out of Syria, Israeli Officials Say
Under the pressure of continuing IAF air strikes, Iran is beginning to draw down its military presence in Syria, unnamed Israeli security officials were quoted...
Turkey’s Dangerous Intervention in the Libyan and Syrian Civil Wars
Turkey under Recep Tayyip Erdogan is constantly looking for opportunities to enhance its status as a regional superpower and promote its Islamist ideology in the...
Despite COVID-19, Syrian Atrocities Still Matter
At a time when a deadly virus is ravaging the globe, the atrocities committed in recent years by the Syrian government might seem to pale...
After Endlessly Supporting Assad, Will China Rebuild Syria?
The relationship between China and Syria dates back to 1956, when the countries first initiated diplomatic contact. Bilateral relations have stayed largely consistent. In 2010...
Iran’s Strategic Mistake: Too Many Enemies
Sometimes, political demise is caused by having too many enemies. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Hitler was delighted. He reasoned that Japan, as an ally, was...
Are the US and Iran Headed Toward War?
Opposition to the US has been a key component of the theocratic Iranian regime’s identity since 1979. The founder of that regime, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini,...
Israel’s Strikes in Syria Hurt Iran’s Purse Strings
Israel’s attacks on the Iranian build-up in Syria have been unrelenting, though they are not without dangers -- most of all, the possibility of incidents...
Getting Iran Out of Syria: The Dayan Formula
Military correspondents have reported that in the IDF General Staff’s assessment, it is doubtful whether expanding offensive activity -- however successful -- can cause Tehran...
Iran and Its Proxies Face the Costs of Imperialism
In a serious jolt to the Iranian regime, recent weeks have seen recurrent attacks on the headquarters of pro-Iranian militia headquarters in Iraq’s southern provinces....
Has the Iranian Empire Overreached?
Since December 2017, a sort of “rolling rebellion” has been occurring across Iran. It is bigger, deeper, and stronger than the Green Revolution of 2009,...
