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Comment and Opinion

Times of Israel: There’s good reason to fear Iran’s global reach, by Yonah Alexander and Milton Hoenig

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As the international community marks the 38th anniversary of the Ayatollah’s rise of revolutionary regime, the persistent key question is whether Iran’s regional and global security challenges — ranging from terrorism to nuclear ambitions — will continue to persist for the remainder of the 21st century. Make no mistake. The short answer is potentially yes if the current unfolding Teheran’s intentions, capabilities, and actions are any guidance.

More specifically, on January 13, just two days after an Israeli Air Force strike on Iranian weapon depots at the Damascus airport, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the rare step of acknowledging “hundreds” of attacks in Syria on Iranian targets and weapons convoys over the years. Netanyahu dropped a long-standing policy of ambiguity. Earlier, former chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot had hinted in an interview that Israel had attacked “thousands” of targets in Syria over the past few years.

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