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This comes amid a recent rise in Israeli military operations in Syria as part of efforts to prevent Iranian military entrenchment and supply of weapons to sympathetic groups.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB241805
ISSN: 2633-304X
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ISRAEL/LEBANON: Alleged strike raises risk of clashes
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES246047
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Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah -- a Shia militant group and political party -- last month announced that the organisation would shoot down any Israeli drones in…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB247099
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ISRAEL/LEBANON: Border will return to uneasy calm
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES246150
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Putin's comments follow Russia's sudden military build-up in north-west Syria in early September, and an Israeli artillery attack on the Syrian army in the Golan Heights on…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB205656
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Washington has increased pressure on Tehran on a near-daily basis since it designated the IRGC as a terrorist organisation on April 8. The United States has imposed new sanctions…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB243815
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Relations between Riyadh and Tehran have long been characterised by political tension, and episodes of proxy military confrontation. Ties reached their nadir in 2016 when…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB270611
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ISRAEL: Militant attacks from Syria set to rise
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES202863
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Russia has bolstered an Iranian-led bloc fighting to ensure the Assad regime's survival
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-GA205818
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By removing the threat of US military action, the nuclear deal will empower Iran and spur Gulf Arab activism