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Israel and Syria are linked through a history of direct military conflict, including the Six-Day War [1], and ongoing regional tensions involving Iran's presence in Syria {fact:6, fact:7, fact:21}. Israel has frequently conducted military strikes against Iranian-backed forces within Syria {fact:4, fact:12, fact:26}, while Syria has historically served as a key theater for the geopolitical competition between Israel and the Iranian-led 'Axis of Resistance' {fact:1, fact:5, fact:16}.
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Opportunities for Collective Regional Security in the Middle East carnegieendowment.org 13 facts
accountIsrael conducted targeted strikes against Palestinian factions and Iranian-backed forces in Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq.
accountThe Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) mobilized Shiite militias in Iraq to counter United States influence, while Hezbollah in Lebanon and Syria actively targeted Israeli assets and interests.
claimIsrael's current policies of reoccupying Gaza, considering forced displacement, expanding West Bank settlements, maintaining a presence in Lebanon, and conducting aggressions toward Syria fail to create lasting security or stability and hinder normalization with regional neighbors.
accountThe Six-Day War, fought between June 5 and June 10, 1967, resulted in the defeat of the Arab armies of Jordan, Egypt, and Syria by Israel.
claimTo achieve long-term objectives in Syria, such as integrating Turkish-backed militias into governance, pressuring Kurdish factions, returning Syrian refugees, and spearheading reconstruction, Türkiye must coordinate with Iran, Israel, Egypt, and Gulf States.
claimTürkiye maintains a dual approach toward Israel, characterized by public condemnation of Israeli actions alongside covert military and operational cooperation in Syria.
claimCurrent regional policies often entangle Middle Eastern states in direct or proxy conflicts, such as Israel’s tensions with Iran, Türkiye’s intervention in Syria and Iraq, and the military involvement of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia in Yemen.
accountIranian-supported groups conducted attacks on United States bases in Iraq and Syria, which contributed to regional escalations including the 2020 United States assassination of IRGC commander Qassem Soleimani and prolonged hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel.
claimAbu Dhabi is concerned about the potential fallout from the collapse of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria, the resurgence of Islamist groups in Syria, and the geopolitical competition among Türkiye, Iran, and Israel in the Arab Mashreq.
claimIran and Israel have played central roles in perpetuating violence across Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, and Yemen.
accountBefore 2011, Türkiye, led by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the Justice and Development Party (AKP), maintained strong relations with regional neighbors, including a cooperative partnership with Syria and President Bashar al-Assad centered on a shared stance of "resistance" to Israel.
claimIsrael achieved a strategic milestone by isolating Hezbollah from Iranian military and financial support following the fall of the Assad regime in Syria.
claimIsrael escalated its military offensives against Iran and its proxies in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen in response to attacks from the Iranian bloc.
An Integrated U.S. Strategy to Address Iran's Nuclear and Regional ... carnegieendowment.org 8 facts
perspectiveThe United States should prioritize keeping Iran out of the Golan Heights and Israel's border areas over limiting Iranian control of lines of communication in Syria and Iraq.
perspectiveRussia's primary regional concern regarding Iran is finding a balance between Iranian and Israeli interests in Syria, where Iran acts as a situational ally and Israel as a conditional friend.
claimIsrael's perception of the Iranian threat has escalated due to Iran's intervention in the Syrian civil war, the deployment of Iranian troops in Syria capable of opening a new front against Israel, and efforts to upgrade Hezbollah's armaments.
perspectiveRussia acknowledges Israeli security interests but recognizes that Iran will not accept being excluded from Syria or allow its supply line to Hezbollah to be severed.
claimThe potential establishment of an Iranian naval base in Syria or the deployment of high-end conventional forces could fundamentally reshape the strategic balance in the Levant and threaten Israel.
claimIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that Israel opposed the cease-fire deal for southern Syria that was reached by the United States and Russia, as reported by Haaretz on July 16, 2017.
claimIranian foreign policy actions, ranging from activities in Syria to Venezuela, are framed by the Iranian government as efforts to resist the United States and Israel, while domestic unrest is frequently attributed to American and Zionist plots.
perspectiveThe United States should oppose Iranian conventional military buildups in Syria by interdicting weapons shipments, exposing Iranian behavior, assisting Israel in countering Iranian actions, and pressing Russia to diplomatically prevent such a buildup.
Iran's Geopolitical Footprint: Regional Power or Global Contender? moderndiplomacy.eu 1 fact
claimIran maintains the 'Axis of Resistance,' a coalition including Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria, and various Iraqi Shiite militias, to counter Israeli and Western influence.