SheepDog4Life
Natural Gray Man
Proves the "intuitive"... eliminating trumps capturing.
Israel just hit the Iranian embassy in Syria.
Military building next to Iran’s embassy in Syria hit in suspected Israel attack: Al Arabiya
RIYADH: Suspected Israeli strikes struck a military building adjacent to the Iranian embassy in Syria on Monday, Al Arabiya reported citing sources. The Iranian Revolutionary Guards confirmed that seven of its members, including two senior officers, had been killed, ramping up regional tensions...www.arabnews.com
Joe Biden is worried about Freedom of Speech.
Joe Biden is worried about Freedom of Speech.
Analysis of today's airstrike...
Israel assassinated Mohammad Reza Zahedi, Iranian IRGC’s Syria-Lebanon chief. Two F-35s dispensed six missiles at a building in the diplomatic sector of Damascus. This is not just another targeted killing. It matters for a few reasons:
1) Zahedi is the replacement for Suleimani and by far the most important person in organizing Hezbollah and associated Shi'ite militias in the region. He has been very successful in reorganizing Hezbollah after it was harmed by previous assassinations and the Syrian civil war. This is a blow to Iran since it is hard to find yet another replacement with the skills and contacts Zehadi had. That is doubly true since his deputy was also killed. In addition, five other senior officials were killed.
2) It shows the vulnerability of the Iranian inner circle. The amount of intelligence needed to carry this out was tremendous. All of Zahedi's movements are planned out carefully and hidden from view. He was a paranoid man who did all he could to feret out informers. But it didn't work. The attack required pin point accuracy. He was sitting in Damascus near the Iranian consulate, it was also near the Canadian embassy. The intelligence needed, therefore, required a great inside source. Other recent assassinations make this a crisis for Iran. Senior IRGC officer Brig. Gen. Razi Mousavi was killed. Other less prominent but highly important officials in the network arming Hezbollah have been killed in the interim.
3) It is yet another sign that Israeli intelligence is rebuilding its capabilities and prestige after a serious blow on October 7th. These targeted assassinations require amazing capabilities and penetration of the highest echelons of the IRGC.
4) This keeps the Iranian network disorganized and paranoid, lowering their ability to threaten Israel. It also shows Iran that they will pay a price for their destabilizing regional policy.
I shot ice water out of my nose....Joe Biden is worried about Freedom of Speech.