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Israel, Hizbollah and Iran: Preventing Another War in Syria
Facts on the ground in Syria are defining the contours of the country’s political future and also the geography of a looming clash between Israel, Hizbollah and other Iran-allied militias.
Russia should broker understandings to prevent a new front from opening
- What’s new?
A new phase in Syria’s war augurs escalation with Israel
As the Assad regime gains the upper hand, Hizbollah probes the south west and Iran seeks to augment its partners’ military capacities, Israel has grown fearful that Syria is becoming an Iranian base.
- Why does it matter?
“Rules of the…