The hardline regime also stands to benefit from reaction in the wider Muslim world.
WASHINGTON – An anticipated Israeli counterstrike to the recent barrage of Iranian drone and missile attacks will bolster Tehran’s theocratic regime by stoking nationalistic sentiment within Iran, analysts say.
“If Israel attacks Iran, this is a big gift to the Islamic Republic because Iranians are very nationalistic,” Dr Paul Salem, the president and CEO of Washington-based Middle East Institute, told The Straits Times. While Iran had no choice but to respond to the Israeli attack, its clerical rulers may have overreached from a sense of their own strength, perhaps misplaced.“There are problems between the US and Israel; Hamas is still fighting Israel in Gaza six months later, and Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy, is strong,” he noted.A proxy war between Israel and Iran is over, and the dangers will only grow
Instead, Iran had sought to reach out to Asia, strengthen its regional ties, and bolster its axis of resistance.
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