Iranian and Israeli aims will clash again in Syria

A minor incident escalated to cause the loss of an Israeli plane and significant damage to Damascus’s air defences

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  • Limited escalation
  • Israeli red lines
  • Russian stance
  • Iranian aspirations
  • Lebanese angle

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