Iran's attack on Israel is the sign of an unprecedented change in the strategy of this country, says Jean-Baptiste Noé. By striking Israel directly for the first time, Iran caused and assumed a rupture in the international order, he says.
For Iran, it was necessary to react after the humiliation of the bombing of its consulate in Damascus, Noé says. If Iran was able to break tomorrow with more precise missiles, or even ballistics, what will happen to Israel? In geopolitics, perceptions are essential to understanding the actions of actors in the region, says Noé, who is a doctor in history and editor-in-chief of the Conflits magazine. He says Israel will respond to this attack in several weeks, but it could take several weeks before Iran considers the episode “closed”, but this is by no means the case for Tel Aviv. The war of existences and perceptions is being played out, he adds, and Israel cannot remain immobile during the attacks.