Will the Iran-Israel confrontation reach the Balkans? – Amwaj.media

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Russian President Vladimir Putin lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow, Russia on May 9, 2018. (Handout photo via Russian Presidency)

The unprecedented direct exchanges of fire between Iran and Israel this spring marked a new chapter in the history of Tehran-Tel Aviv tensions. Although the longer-term consequences of the “new rules of engagement” have yet to be realized, there is no doubt that hostilities involving the two arch-rivals have the potential to play out in increasingly unpredictable ways—subjecting the whole region to grave dangers.

While most discussions currently focus on the Iranian-Israeli confrontation playing out in southern Lebanon—where Israel and…

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Giorgio Cafiero

Giorgio Cafiero

Giorgio Cafiero is the CEO of Gulf State Analytics (@GulfStateAnalyt), a Washington-based geopolitical risk consultancy. … Full Bio