Beyond Gaza, the Confrontation with Iran

Oct 26, 2023

Also published in Jerusalem Strategic Tribune
A man carries Iranian and Palestinian flags at a pro-Hamas rally in Tehran in October 2023 - source: Reuters
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Ehud Yaari

Ehud Yaari is the Lafer International Fellow at The Washington Institute.

Articles & Testimony

By supporting Hamas’s operation, the Islamic Republic managed to subvert a broad emerging Arab-Israel partnership—but Israeli success in destroying the group’s military capabilities could turn the tables.

Iran’s leaders seem to have concluded that the objectives of the October 7 attack – which they encouraged Hamas to undertake—were achieved in a manner that surpassed their expectations. They apparently see no need to sacrifice their most valued asset (Lebanon’s Hizbullah) in the next stage of the war. Therefore, Iran is now bent on trying to avoid getting Hizbullah, and its own forces, involved in a full-blown war with Israel. The dramatic reinforcement of the U.S. military presence in the region is certainly contributing to their concerns...

Read the full article on the Jerusalem Strategic Tribune website.

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