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Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/04/syria-israel/557855/
Israel and Iran Are Headed for a Collision in Syria
(Atlantic) Avi Issacharoff - The routing of ISIS and the reestablishment of Assad's rule across much of Syria, alongside the lack of American interest in the country except after major chemical attacks, is facilitating the expansion of Iran's de facto takeover in much of Syria. With each passing day the sensation in Israel of standing alone against the Iranian gambit to turn Syria into an Iranian forward base grows more intense. While Israel has stated clearly that it will not allow an Iranian military entrenchment in Syria, the Iranians are not showing any signs of curtailing their actions; on the contrary, they are exhibiting signs of escalation. Iran's Revolutionary Guards are establishing permanent bases in Syria, intended for Shiite militias that Iran funds, along with airbases and seaports. Tehran is meanwhile buying swaths of the Syrian economy (phosphates, mobile network operators, etc.).