Alongside its military operations in Gaza and along the Lebanese border, Israel has escalated its strikes in Syria, targeting sites of Hezbollah and the Iranian Pasdaran.
According to Western diplomatic circles, the increase in Israeli airstrikes against Iranian sites in Syria aims to exert pressure on the Islamic Republic to, in turn, put pressure on Hamas in Gaza.
Thus, Tel Aviv seeks to provoke and embarrass Iran simultaneously. Tehran finds itself in a delicate position: on the one hand, it does not want to get involved in the war between Hamas and Israel, and on the other hand, its lack of reaction risks increasing tensions in its relations with Hamas. According to sources within the Islamist Palestinian group, Hamas already reproaches Iran for having abandoned it and "sacrificed it on the altar of state interests."
Iran, not wishing to engage in an open and declared war with Israel that would not serve its interests, prefers to confine itself to belligerent declarations that hold no interest for Hamas. Simultaneously, Tehran orchestrates limited escalation along the Lebanese-Israeli border, thus allowing its Palestinian ally to handle the situation in Gaza alone.
According to Western diplomatic circles, the increase in Israeli airstrikes against Iranian sites in Syria aims to exert pressure on the Islamic Republic to, in turn, put pressure on Hamas in Gaza.
Thus, Tel Aviv seeks to provoke and embarrass Iran simultaneously. Tehran finds itself in a delicate position: on the one hand, it does not want to get involved in the war between Hamas and Israel, and on the other hand, its lack of reaction risks increasing tensions in its relations with Hamas. According to sources within the Islamist Palestinian group, Hamas already reproaches Iran for having abandoned it and "sacrificed it on the altar of state interests."
Iran, not wishing to engage in an open and declared war with Israel that would not serve its interests, prefers to confine itself to belligerent declarations that hold no interest for Hamas. Simultaneously, Tehran orchestrates limited escalation along the Lebanese-Israeli border, thus allowing its Palestinian ally to handle the situation in Gaza alone.
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