Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei prays alongside President Massoud Pezeshkian in front of the body of the Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, assassinated the previous day in Tehran, on August 1, 2024. (Photo: Iranian Supreme Leader's Website/AFP)
Will the winds soon turn for Iran? Since the start of the war in Gaza, the Islamic Republic has absorbed tactical failures against Israel while maintaining a strategic advantage through the "Axis of Resistance." That was, at least, until the strike on Majdal Shams, in the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights that killed twelve children on July 27, outraging the international community and overshadowing the situation in the Palestinian enclave. The attack was attributed to Hezbollah, which categorically denied responsibility, while others say it could have been the result of a misfire or mistake. Either way, its consequences could change the game. In a 10-hour period overnight on Tuesday, there were two strikes attributed to Israel in Beirut and then Tehran, killing Fouad Shukur, a senior Hezbollah commander, in response to Majdal Shams,...
Will the winds soon turn for Iran? Since the start of the war in Gaza, the Islamic Republic has absorbed tactical failures against Israel while maintaining a strategic advantage through the "Axis of Resistance." That was, at least, until the strike on Majdal Shams, in the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights that killed twelve children on July 27, outraging the international community and overshadowing the situation in the Palestinian enclave. The attack was attributed to Hezbollah, which categorically denied responsibility, while others say it could have been the result of a misfire or mistake. Either way, its consequences could change the game. In a 10-hour period overnight on Tuesday, there were two strikes attributed to Israel in Beirut and then Tehran, killing Fouad Shukur, a senior Hezbollah commander, in response to Majdal...