by itamarThe most important assassination since Suleimani: how will Iran retaliate?
Dofek: Mohammad Reza Zahedi, the senior military official in the Quds Force of the Revolutionary Guard, who was liquidated yesterday (Monday) in Damascus, was responsible for developing and deploying Iranian air defense systems in Syria, Lebanon and Iraq. The meeting was dedicated for this topic in the presence of three specialists in the Iranian Aerospace Force ..
Dofek: Iran will not respond directly to the liquidation of 7 officials of the Revolutionary Guard in Damascus, but rather will use its agents to respond from Lebanon, Iraq, and Yemen..
Dofek: This is one of the most important assassinations carried out, and perhaps the most important since the assassination of Soleimani, commander of the Quds Force. By assassinating the seven Iranian officials, Israel sent a clear and direct message to Hezbollah: its members will not be safe anywhere in Lebanon, and that the IDF’s hand will reach Beirut and the southern suburb, and the reason is that Zahedi was responsible for providing the assault drones used by Hezbollah against the residents of the north.
Dofek: It was clear to Iran that Israel wanted to drag it into a direct war as the price it had to pay for its involvement in the events of October 7, and then implicate it in a direct war against the United States. Therefore, it decided not to respond directly for fear of a large-scale war that might destroy Iran’s military capabilities and its agents in the region.
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