But unlike Russia and Iran, Israel has done little to sway the outcome of Syria’s civil war. The conflict between Israel and Iran escalated days after President Trump announced the withdrawal of the United States from a 2015 multinational nuclear deal with Tehran. The concern now is that the shadow war Israel and Iran have been waging for years, most recently in Syria under the cover of the civil war there, has now burst into the open. Mr. Sachs said fighting between Iran and Israel in Syria is likely to continue. “This is part of a structural conflict unfolding between Israel and Iran in Syria.”

Source: New York Times May 10, 2018 18:11 UTC