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\u201cHead of Syrian army secretly visited Iran, acting without Assad’s knowledge \u2013 report,\u201d<\/a> I24, 8-8-24.\u00a0\u00a0I don\u2019t know that I\u2019ve ever seen a story like this.\u00a0 \u201cSyria’s Chief of Staff, General Abdul Karim Mahmoud Ibrahim, visited Iran without informing President Bashar Al-Assad, according to the Saudi channel Al-Hadath on Thursday.\u00a0 The report said that “the Syrian Chief of Staff made decisions that established a connection with Iran.” This allegedly has led to Israeli attacks on Syrian, non-Iranian sites. Sources revealed that “it is believed that the Syrian Chief of Staff agreed to transfer weapons from the army to Hezbollah.” The sources added that Ibrahim “approved operations against Israel from Syria without the knowledge of the Syrian president.” According to sources, he also “agreed to launch drones from Syria towards Israel in mid-July,” indicating that Ibrahim “secretly visited Tehran to solidify the relationship with Iran.” The sources mentioned that “Ibrahim poses a threat to the stability of Syria and harms its vital infrastructure.”\u00a0 Ibrahim may not be long for this world.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran keeps region guessing as it mulls revenge attack,\u201d<\/a> BBC, 8-8-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy Iran Will Escalate,\u201d<\/a> CSIS, 8-8-24.\u00a0\u00a0Keep an important point in mind, that not many openly make.\u00a0 Israel took action in response to Hezbollah and Hamas bad actions\/actors.\u00a0 Action and Reaction in physics terms.\u00a0 So, if Iran responds and attacks Israel, that technically is a new round of (serious) Tit for Tat.\u00a0 Country leaders and the Press need to recognize this and repeatedly call out Iran for continuing (and restarting) the conflict.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran mulls scrapping plans to take revenge on Israel in exchange for a Gaza ceasefire,\u201d<\/a> CNN, 8-8-24.\u00a0\u00a0Feint.\u00a0 The centrifuges spin.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran\u2019s frightening new playbook for war,\u201d<\/a> Economist, 8-8-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cAhead of imminent attack on Israel, Iran blocks its airspace for ‘military activities’,\u201d<\/a> Firstpost, 8-8-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cIsrael said to believe Hezbollah will respond before Iran to deaths of terror chiefs,\u201d<\/a> Times of Israel, 8-8-24.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs Biden-Harris Admin Calls for De-Escalation, Iran Threatens To \u2018Wipe Out\u2019 American Military Bases Across the Middle East,\u201d<\/a> Free Beacon, 8-8-24.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cHead of Syrian army secretly visited Iran, acting without Assad’s knowledge \u2013 report,\u201d I24, 8-8-24.\u00a0\u00a0I don\u2019t know that I\u2019ve ever seen a story like this.\u00a0 \u201cSyria’s Chief of Staff, General Abdul Karim Mahmoud Ibrahim, visited Iran without informing President Bashar Al-Assad, according to the Saudi channel Al-Hadath on Thursday.\u00a0 The report said that “the Syrian … <\/p>\n

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