Axis of Resistance: Iran vs Israel

Iran IRGC Qods Commander Gen Soleimani message to Hamas Haniyeh پیام حاج قاسم سلیمانی به حماس هنیه

پیام حاج قاسم سلیمانی به حماس هنیه
سردار سلیمانی دراین پیام تاکید کرد: امیدواریم به دستان شما خیری که به سود ملت فلسطین است رقم بخورد؛ استکبار و ابزار صهیونیستی‌اش دنبال ضربه زدن به امت هستند.
سلیمانی افزود : امیدوار به تلاش‌های شما برای ریشه‌دواندن و نهادینه کردن مقاومت در امتداد خط جهادی جنبش حماس هستیم. دربخش دیگری از پیام سردار سلیمانی به هنیه آمده است : استکبار جهانی و مزدور صهیونیستی آن دنبال منحرف کردن جهاد امت از مسیر اسلامی آن هستند.
وی افزود : به دوراندیشی شما –همانگونه که با شما عهد بسته‌ایم- برای رسیدن به آینده‌ای بهتر که در آن بحران‌های داخلی با زیرکی حل می‌شود، چشم دوخته‌ایم. وی تاکید کرد: همگان باید به در خدمت آرمان فلسطین باشند و اجازه ندهیم که این مساله قربانی منافع دیگران و برخی صف‌بندی‌ها شود. اسماعیل هنیه از رهبران بلندپایه جنبش حماس اواسط اردیبهشت ماه امسال در انتخابات داخلی این جنبش، به عنوان جانشین «خالد مشعل» رئیس دفتر سیاسی جنبش مقاومت اسلامی فلسطین(حماس) انتخاب شد. «موسی ابومرزوق» و «محمد نزال» بر سر جانشینی خالد مشعل با اسماعیل هنیه رقابت می‌کردند.
http://fa.alalam.ir/news/1972936

پیام تبریک سردار سلیمانی به هنیه
پایگاه شبکه المیادین مدعی شده است که فرمانده نیروی قدس سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی در پیامی انتخاب اسماعیل هنیه را به عنوان رئیس جدید دفتر سیاسی جنبش حماس تبریک گفته است.
http://www.mizanonline.ir/fa/news/312481/پیام-تبریک-سردار-سلیمانی-به-هنیه


General Soleimani Felicitates Haniyeh for Election as Hamas' New Chief
http://en.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13960303000933

Qods Force Commander General Qassem Soleimani sends a congratulatory message to Ismail Haniyeh for his election as head of the Hamas political bureau.

"We look forward to your efforts to institutionalizing resistance along the Hamas' jihadi line " said Quds Brigades commander General Qassem Soleimani in a congratulatory, message to Ismail Haniyeh. on his election as head of the Hamas political bureau.

"We hope that you will do everything in your power to benefit the struggling Palestinian people," Solaimani said in the letter.

Sulaimani pointed out that "global arrogance and its Zionist tools seek to weaken the Islamic community, "they are trying to distract our people's resistance from its Islamic path and are seeking to seize Jerusalem  " He stressed that all should be devoted to serving Palestine.

Sulaimani pointed out that "Great tasks belong to great men; as it is promised. and expressed his aspiration for rely on your foresight to reach a future in which the domestic crises are solved with prudence. We await to strengthen our bond with Hamas, the ally of the axis of resistance , "
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https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/28/world/middleeast/israel-iran-shadow-war.html

This article refers to israeli f-35 jets that are apparently striking at will across the ME.

(I post here because the article makes reference to the supposed attack in Iraq last week against an Iranian base that was under construction.)

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/israels-f-35s-are-uncontested-kings-middle-easts-skies-80116

Iran will help secure Syria’s skies against Israeli attacks: report

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Iran will help Syria strengthen its air defence as part of an agreement between the two states signed on Wednesday. The agreement was signed by Iran’s Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff, Major General Mohammad Bagheri, and Syrian Minister of Defence Ali Abdullah Ayyub.

The agreement provides for the strengthening of military ties, as well as enhancing constant coordination between the parties. Moreover, Bagheri said that Iran’s strengthening of Syria’s air defence was aimed at increasing the pace of defence cooperation between the two countries.

Does this mean an increase in Iran’s military presence in the country? How will this affect relations with other countries and regions, as well as the withdrawal of foreign forces from Syria?

What should be expected from Israel? Could this affect Russian-Syrian defence contracts and military-technical cooperation? Sputnik talked to Boris Dolgov, a senior researcher at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, to find out.

According to Dolgov, the agreement provides an opportunity to better resist Israel’s illegal aggressive attacks:

“Iran has supported Syria in the fight against terrorist groups since the beginning of the internal conflict in 2011 by sending military advisers, IRGC members and volunteers to strengthen the Syrian armed forces. But there has never been a large Iranian military presence. Iran helped create a number of armed formations, including the people’s army with 50,000 participants, and provided financial and organizational support to create it.

The agreement expands the current forms of military-technical cooperation; it is aimed at enhancing the fight against terrorist groups operating in Syria. Air defence strengthening is an important aspect of that. Israeli Air Forces still attack Syrian military facilities, which are partially used by Iranian forces. The agreement is precisely aimed at strengthening air defence systems to counter these illegal aggressive attacks,” he said.

The Russian expert pointed out that the agreement is unlikely to allow Iran to bring army garrisons into Syria; it will strengthen the military-technical cooperation between the two countries:

“This agreement is more about the military-technical cooperation between Iran and Syria. This is a positive factor for the Syrian army in their fight against armed terrorist groups.”
Boris Dolgov believes that the Iran-Syria agreement won’t force the illegitimate foreign forces in Syria, represented by the US and its allies, to leave this country, but perhaps will further infuriate them:

“Officially, only Russia and Iran take part in resolving the Syrian conflict and supporting the Syrian army at the request of Syria’s legitimate government. Any other armed groups are present and act in Syria illegally. I’m talking of Turkey, the United States, and in some ways even Israel. These countries don’t have relevant agreements with Syria, nor have they a UN mandate to be in Syria. Therefore, one can expect the condemnation of the agreement or some kind of anti-Iranian and anti-Syrian campaign propaganda, as well as exaggerating the scale of Iran’s military presence in Syria on the part of these forces (the United States and Israel). It’s likely that these forces will respond to the Iranian presence in Syria, including with military actions. Therefore, the Iran-Syria agreement isn’t going to force these armed forces to withdraw.”

Boris Dolgov also thinks that the agreement won’t affect Moscow-Damascus military-technical cooperation in any way, but will only further strengthen the Russian-Iranian-Syrian forces in the fight against a common enemy, terrorist groups:
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“There is a propaganda campaign in the West regarding some alleged competition between Russia and Iran in terms of military influence in Syria. But this is unlikely to happen. The military-technical cooperation agreements between Russia and Syria have been in effect for many years; they are implemented gradually and quite successfully. The current agreement between Iran and Syria is not going to affect the Russian-Syrian partnership. On the contrary, it will be an addition to this military-technical cooperation, since Iran has its own military-technical capabilities, which it will use in Syria. There can be no competition since these are not commercial contracts, but interstate agreements on military supplies and military personnel training. All this is aimed at specific political state goals: protecting Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. Both Iran and Russia have one goal in Syria: to support the country in the fight against a common enemy, armed terrorist groups.”

Hossein Royvaran, Iranian political scientist, a lecturer at Tehran University, an expert on Middle Eastern and Arab countries, former head of National Iranian Radio and Television’s regional office in Beirut, also believes that the agreement won’t affect Iran-Russia relations since the Russian government supports the Syrian government:

“Russia will appreciate enhanced Iranian support to strengthen Syria, and will most likely support this cooperation.”

Royvaran pointed out that the Iranian forces’ position in Syria wouldn’t change either, because Iran didn’t want to create its own military base in the country:

“The Iranian military presence in Syria is based on the Syrian government’s decision on the need for such a presence. As soon as Damascus says that there is no such need, the Iranian military will leave Syria. Iran doesn’t want to stay in Syria and create its own military base there,” he said.
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The Iranian expert believes that the Iran-Syria agreement is not going to affect Iran’s relations with other countries because this cooperation is formalized:

“Since the agreement doesn’t introduce any changes in relations between the two countries, it will not significantly affect Iran’s relations with other states. Military cooperation between Iran and Syria has been around for several years. The two countries signed military and economic cooperation agreements even before the Syrian crisis; the new agreement adds specific content to the cooperation between the two states. Therefore, we should consider this agreement a continuation and development of many years of cooperation; and it seems that cooperation will only expand with this new agreement. In this context, Israel’s possible reaction is of little significance to Iran. Israel cannot determine the policies of two independent states.”

https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/iran-will-help-secure-syrias-skies-against-israeli-attacks-report/

Iran starting to attack israeli assets after years of attacks from israel in Syria ? I guess Iran is ready to escalate which means lot of missiles around israel.


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According to senior Israeli sources, the ship (in the Gulf) was hit "unequivocally" by Iran because it was an Israeli-owned ship. "We are thinking of an appropriate response. It will not pass in silence," they added

More like the British secret agents pretending to be Iranians launch attack on obviously israeli ship to provoke.

Standard imbeciles immediately point to nationality of the ship and proof of who was responsible... you know... Israeli ship = Iran did it... just like Russian ass hole poisoned = Putin did it... You know... solid sound environmentally friendly reasoning that would make Sherlock Holmes proud to be British.

It could be Iran. A warning to their attacks. Israel can't really answer to that because its ships will be targeted even more in the middle east and they need it for oil supply.

Israel thinks it has the right to enter neighbours airspace and attack targets it thinks might be a danger to the.... I don't think expecting rational behaviour is going to be saving anyone.

It is a like a group of Saudi and Pakistani nationals flew aircraft into targets in the US so the US invades... Iraq and Afghanistan...

Isos wrote:It could be Iran. A warning to their attacks. Israel can't really answer to that because its ships will be targeted even more in the middle east and they need it for oil supply.

Most of oil imported by Israel comes from US, not really by tankers from Persian Gulf.