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WATCH: Netanyahu says that IDF 'made sure' Syria 'understood' that Turkey unwelcome in region

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir warned that Israel would act to prevent the emergence of a significant military threat from Turkey along Israel's borders.

IDF soldiers on Israel's border with Syria, September 9, 2025.
Missiles are displayed during a military parade held by the Houthis, who are armed primarily by the IRGC.

Iran's IRGC claims it targeted US command center in Syria, state media reports

Syrian security forces seize a Hezbollah weapons shipment near the Syrian-Iraqi border, July 16, 2026.

Syria intercepts massive Hezbollah arms shipment hidden inside oil tanker from Iraq

Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi speaks during a parliamentary session to vote in a new government headed by Ali al-Zaidi as prime minister, at the parliament headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, May 14, 2026.

Iraq's PM arrives in Washington as US presses Baghdad on Iran-backed militias - analysis


Iran says it is major defense industry power - is it true? - analysis

While it is true Iran has made impressive advances, Raisi is trying to show that his administration is able to get around the sanctions and improve Iran’s standing.

 A military tank is seen during an Iranian Army exercise dubbed 'Zulfiqar 1400', in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman, Iran, in this picture obtained on November 7, 2021.

Iran-Russia-Turkey meetings in Iran aim to reshape region - analysis

Russia is at war in Ukraine and Turkey is demanding a new invasion of Syria. Meanwhile, Iran wants the US to leave Syria – and use it to threaten Israel.  

Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meet in Tehran, Iran July 19, 2022.

When will Israel, Iran's proxy war ignite? - opinion

Should force be required to stop an Iranian bomb, Israel would have to act and almost certainly act alone. That is how the long-standing Israel-Iran proxy war could assume a terrible reality.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi speaks in Tehran on the occasion of the 43rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, in February. Built into the DNA of the Iranian Revolution from its start in 1979, is the aim of destroying Israel.

Syrian president meets Iranian leader in Tehran

This marks Assad's second trip to Tehran since the start of the war in Syria.

President Bashar al-Assad of Syria

The drug trade in Syria threatens Jordan amid Jerusalem tensions - analysis

The wider issue is the linkage of armed groups in southern Syria to the Syrian regime, Iran’s IRGC and likely to Hezbollah.

A customs officers displays confiscated Captagon pills

Iran and its proxies are emboldened by lack of accountability - analysis

Iran has set its sights precisely on countries in which its proxy groups have taken over the government and carried out extrajudicial killings.

Iranian flag flies in front of the UN office building, housing IAEA headquarters, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Vienna, Austria, May 24, 2021.

Why Iran’s threat to attack Israel’s Dimona matters - analysis

The decision to unveil a new multiple-drone launcher while splicing that with a digital mock-up of Dimona is a new level of Iranian aggressive threats. 

 Dimona nuclear facility seen in satellite imagery published available on the Mapbox application

Iran admits to increasingly relying on kamikaze drones

Tehran has been using cruise missiles, helicopters, aircraft, anti-tank missiles and drones in coordination to showcase its latest abilities.

 A drone is seen during an Iranian Army exercise dubbed 'Zulfiqar 1400', in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman, Iran, November, 2021

Iran praises better ties with Azerbaijan, Syria’s role in region

Iran is putting on a brave face here because the Arab states would like Syria to pressure Iranian forces to leave. 

Iranian flag flies in front of the UN office building, housing IAEA headquarters, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Vienna, Austria, May 24, 2021.

Iran and Hezbollah analyze Israel’s ‘war between the wars’

What will the Middle East region look like when, one day, Iran loses its steep foothold in Syria?

IDF soldiers are seen taking part in military drills in Israel's North to simulate a war with Hezbollah.