A Man Who Might Be Iran’s Next Supreme Leader Appears on Israel’s Border
Enemies at the gates.
February 9, 2018
Enemies at the gates.
In recent months, Tehran’s forces and proxy armies in Syria have crossed the country’s eastern border to link up with their counterparts in Iraq. More recently, the former Iranian presidential candidate Ibrahim Raisi has been seen on the Lebanese border with Israel, accompanied by Iranian and Hizballah officers. Elliott Abrams comments:
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