According to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, seven of the force’s members, including two high-ranking generals, have been killed in an Israeli airstrike against Iran’s consulate in the Syrian capital.
– Today they have achieved a “full hit”, Iran will not let that go unnoticed, says Henriksen Waage to NTB.
She is professor of history at the University of Oslo (UiO) and senior researcher at Prio.
Henriksen Waage says it is unlikely that the two countries will attack each other directly, but that this could trigger attacks from the countries’ proxies.
– Perhaps Iran chooses to use Hezbollah in Lebanon or the Houthi militia in Yemen with harsh attacks against Israel, it could suddenly get out of control.
Henriksen Waage says the situation is more dangerous in the Middle East after the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October. She believes Iran will come up with a well-thought-out counterattack.
– What separates Iran from other actors in the Middle East is that they have more long-term plans. It may be that the clergy in Iran think that revenge is sweet. It is often difficult to know what or when they will attack, but it is absolutely clear that something will happen, says the professor.
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