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Iran ‘likely to escalate war with Israel before US election in November’ say experts

The Islamic Republic will seek to destroy Israel via ideologically driven proxies, say Iranian analysts at London roundtable discussion

June 7, 2024 16:54
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Round table on Iran: Pouria Zeraati, Kasra Aarabi, Efrat Sopher and Beni Sabti
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Iran is likely to escalate its war against Israel via its proxies across the Middle East who are committed to an "apocalyptic" ideology before the American election in November, Iran experts warned this week.

As conflict with Hezbollah escalates along Israel’s border with Lebanon, Kasra Aarabi and Beni Sabti addressed a round table hosted by Lord Bew, Chairman of UK Israel Future Projects.

Aarabi, a research director at United Against Nuclear Iran, said: “The IRGC and its proxies are driven by the ambition to destroy the State of Israel and all Jews. This is the most antisemitic institution in the world.

“The objective has been to encircle Israel; to cause a rupture between the US and Israel; get the US out of the Middle East so that Israel is more isolated and does not have a security blanket; and do whatever it takes to destroy normalisation between the Muslim world and the State of Israel.”