Two weeks ago, tensions between Israel and Iran reached a new level when Israel launched an attack on Iran’s consulate in Damascus. The move had its intended effect: Israel killed multiple IRGC Quds Force commanders. It followed, among other things, clashes between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah militants based in Lebanon, in addition to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. The question wasn’t whether Iran would retaliate for the attack in Syria. Rather, the world waited to see when and how Tehran would... Read this story
