US strikes against "Hezbollah battalions in Iraq" - Revolutionary Guards militia - spotlight Iranian activity in the country • Brigadier General (res.) Yossi Kupervser: "Should not be surprised if Iran's fighting in the US also We are attacked "

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The US attack on the Shiite militia of "Hezbollah Battalions in Iraq", held on Sunday evening, draws attention to the line of militias that Iran has established in recent years in Iraq and Syria. These are new and independent forces unrelated to Hezbollah in Lebanon, but certainly constitute a fighting force. We turned to security personnel to understand how significant these forces are? How much they are endangering Israel and how much yesterday's conflict indicates a change in the US-Iran issue.

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Iran is waging a war of attrition with the United States that could spill over to Israel

Brigadier General Brigadier General Yossi Kupervser of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs and State explains that Iran is trying to convince the US in the war of attrition to give up the sanctions. "Iran is working by these militias to convince Americans that they should not continue with economic sanctions. Here, Iran has elements that want to act more strongly, and there are moderate ones, and the bottom line is the operation of those militias that are less military-trained forces. Iran will rise again, and more painfully attack the US. Kerry will hurt American civilians, but at the moment Khamenei doesn't want it. On the other hand, to hit Iranian Americans may suddenly look at us. So far, in Syria they have not had too many casualties in the confrontation with us, and it is very convenient for them to attack us as a message to the US. "

Brigadier General Kupwser added: "Today, quite close to the Israeli border, there are militias of a multinational evening of Shiite people receiving money from Iran. This is not a lot of money because the Middle East is paid like in the Middle East and not in the Western army. That is why Iran spends several billionaires on militias whose order of magnitude is tens of thousands of soldiers. In that respect, it pays for Iran to exert these forces. You should also know that, for her, Iran is struggling for its life. The regime feels threatened, so there is very violent suppression of the protests in the country itself and in Iraq. Iran's Lebanese would also like to have a live fire and kill as many protesters as possible, but the rules of the game are different. In any case, one should not be surprised if Iran's fighting in the US is attacked as well.

Brigadier General, res., Yossi Kupervser // Photo Joshua Yosef

If Iran so wishes, these militias will also threaten Israel

Reserve Champion Amos Gilad explains that these are in fact militaries who are a military force with many capabilities, although he is not part of the Iranian army. "Iran has a system of subcontractors who carry out terrorist attacks and hostilities in places where they are not comfortable for Iran itself, fearing a reaction that will hurt Iran itself. These are military forces for everything, though weaker than a normal army. But these people should not be confused. "For example, those who shoot from Yemen on Saudi Arabia are not Iranians themselves, but it is an Iranian-led and inspired force. Therefore, even with regard to Israel, these militias should be taken very seriously, no matter what framework they work."

Maj. Gen. Gilad explains, "If Iran wants to hit us, it will be easier to instruct those forces and they will also be able to shoot and hit us with accurate missiles. Now, the last US attack on these forces was because a US contractor working with the US security system was killed in Iraq. This is why the US is itself attacking this force. Beyond that, it is hard to believe that the US will attack Iran itself as well. The main reason for this is that the Americans have already said several times that they will not militarily attack Iran but will only use sanctions and political isolation and they are adhering to it in the meantime. "

Maj. Gen. Amos Gilad // Photo: Oren Ben Hakon

As Iran trains these forces, they become more dangerous

Sima Shane, a senior researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies and formerly head of the intelligence division's research division at the Mossad, believes that Iranian militias in Iraq pose a real danger to Israel. "This is not an Iranian military force for anything. This is all the advantage of such a denial of military power, and so Iran itself is not involved in its activities. Therefore, it is not really military force either. But make no mistake and think that it is weak force. The Iranians train all these militias. Time, and as these fighters undergo training and gain experience, the more they are at risk.

Shane emphasizes that in terms of the ability of those militias, "Iran can definitely decide to give these militias precise weapons, including missiles, and then if it orders, those missiles will also be directed at us. This is a danger that should definitely be taken into account. "They are making a large amount of their income into Syria and then they will reach the border with Israel on the Golan Heights and act against Israel from there. This is a very realistic scenario and needs to be followed."

Sima Shane, Senior Researcher at the Institute of National Security Studies