Tuesday, April 25, 2023

The Golan threats: Another phase in the ‘campaign between the wars’- analysis

Iran has said that it is working on a new strategy against Israel. This is described by Iranian media and regime members as an attempt to “unify” various fronts against Israel. The multi-front was previewed this month when Iran encouraged Hamas to fire rockets from Gaza, and then from Lebanon and then operationalized another group called Liwa al-Quds in Syria to fire more rockets during the day after Passover. Iran also boasts of using “unseen” hands to move weapons to the West Bank. 

Iran’s goal is to keep Israel on the defensive and force the conflict into Israel’s backyard, essentially negating Israel’s advantages in the air and at sea and in other domains where Israel’s hi-tech can defeat Iran more easily. In essence this new strategy seeks to shift the conflict called the “Campaign Between the Wars” such that Iran is no longer suffering challenges to its entrenchment in Syria, but rather moving its pawns closer to Israel. READ MORE