Iran vows revenge after airstrikes target its assets in Syria There’s no broker: U.S. is sidelined, Russia not ‘in control’ There have been coups and revolutions, external invasions and proxy conflicts, but the Middle East hasn’t seen a head-to-head war between major regional powers since the 1980s. There’s a growing risk that one is about…
An Israeli soldier walks near a military post close to the Druze village of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on the Syrian border CREDIT: AMMAR AWAD/ REUTERS The head of Iran’s army, Abdolrahim Mousavi, threatened to “annihilate” Israel on Saturday as tensions escalated between the two countries. At a ceremony in Tehran, Mr Mousavi warned that any…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, speaks with Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman during a special cabinet meeting to mark Jerusalem Day in Ein Lavan, on the outskirts of Jerusalem, Thursday, June 2, 2016. (Abir Sultan/Pool Photo via AP) Israel celebrated its 70th Independence Day this week, where Iran was mentioned several times in…