Since late August the multi-faceted conflict I predicted would become the "Kosovo War of the Middle East" (if the Syrian Civil War was compared to Bosnia) has been given a name: The Israel-Iran War (aka The Iran-Israel War).
The first Israel-Iran war
Do you remember (without using Google), when the last time was that Israel fought a war involving the enemy's regular army? The answer is 37 years ago. Yes, some 37 years have passed since the Israel Defense Forces locked horns with the Syrian army in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley.
Israel-Iran conflict exposes bleeding edge of a war for the entire Middle East
The success of Israel's security forces, intelligence bodies and air force in thwarting Iran's plans to carry out a high-profile attack using drones launched from Syria is far from the last we will see of the war that has been raging in the Middle East in recent years.
Opinion | The Iran-Israel War Is Here
Israel and Iran are at war. Israeli strikes this week in southern Syria, western Iraq and eastern Lebanon-and possibly even Beirut-confirm it. This war is a very 21st-century affair. For now it involves only small circles among the Israeli and Iranian populations.
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