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Fearing Israeli assassinations, Iran pulls IRGC commanders from Syria

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have scaled back deployment of their senior officers in Syria due to a spate of deadly Israeli strikes and will rely more on allied Shi’ite militia to preserve their sway there, five sources familiar with the matter said. The Guards have suffered one of their most bruising spells in Syria since … Read more

Iran, Hezbollah may not risk war with Israel over al-Arouri killing

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It is not clear that Shiite Iran and Hezbollah will risk a big fight with Israel over the death of a Sunni official, Hamas Deputy Chief Saleh al-Arouri, a former top defense chief, told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday. The comment was made in the context of whether, if Israel was indeed responsible for … Read more