The Israeli air force is on the warpath. Hezbollah is building underground factories in Lebanon for high-precision missiles. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard is spreading across what is left of Syria, having already trained 80,000 pro-Assad militiamen.
With President Trump on the verge of pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal, analysts and diplomats are warning that the first direct conflict between Middle East nations for decades might break out within weeks.
Israel and Iran are sending out messages that they do not want an “escalation”, certainly not outright war. However, both are adamant their own “red lines” have already been crossed.
“Israel will not accept the establishment of a military presence by Iran in Syria,” Brigadier-General Assaf Orion, who retired as head of Israel’s strategic
