On the verge of a generalized conflict, with an unpredictable escalation and the involvement of major powers, a few days before the return of Donald Trump to the White House, is once again the Middle Eastas the fall of the dictator Bashar al-Assad and the dissolution of -any- existing structures in Syria, forms a new field of action, both for Turkey and -especially- for Israel. Israel’s strikes on Syrian military facilities are proving to have an ulterior motive, as the IDF says it now has “an opportunity” to deliver a decisive blow to Iran’s nuclear facilities, bringing back the nightmare of a full-scale conflict in the Middle East, with whatever the consequences may be. and impact cause a possible new attack.

According to what is being reported by the Israeli media, a source of IDF stated that the weakening of the armed groups supported and equipped by Iran (Hezbollah – Hamas) and the dramatic fall of the Assad regime in Syria, along with the dismantling of the military structures on the country’s soil by the Israeli forces, create conditions of great opportunity to penetrate Iran’s defense umbrella and to strike the Tehran regime’s nuclear facilities.

Note that his government Benjamin Netanyahu had made it their main goal to hit the nuclear facilities of Iran, which they consider their number one enemy and danger, but had backed down after pressure from the US and the Biden administration, which leaves the White House in about 40 days .

According to the same source, the Israeli Air Force has already started preparing for an extensive strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities. The same source suggests that the strikes on military facilities and structures in Syria after the fall and ousting of Bashar al-Assad are part of the specific plan, which seems to have already been implemented.

The IDF believes that after weakening Hezbollah and Hamas and the dismantling of the network in Syria, Tehran will further advance its nuclear program in order to shorten the construction of a nuclear bomb and weapons.

Although Iran denies that it has developed a program to build nuclear weapons, US intelligence agencies believe that Tehran’s military nuclear program has been underway since 2003.

Iran is proven to possess state-of-the-art long- and medium-range ballistic missiles. Tehran has twice hit Israel massively, with Tel Aviv retaliating with airstrikes on military installations on Iranian soil.

The importance of infrastructure in Syria

The IDF believes that the chances of a successful strike on its nukes Iran increased dramatically after the hundreds of organized attacks on bases and infrastructure in Syria.

Tel Aviv considers that the breakup of Syria achieved two key goals:

1) The arms transfer network through Syria, from Iran to Lebanon and by extension to Hezbollah, was destroyed.

2) After the bombing of infrastructure such as radars and other bases that Iran had in the region, Syrian airspace is now a much safer passage for Israeli air force planes.

According to estimates, from the Israeli bombardments of the last few days, after the expulsion and fall of Bashar al-Assad, 86% of the defensive wall that Damascus had created, with the help of Iran always, was destroyed. According to the same sources, 107 air defense systems and 47 radar installations on Syrian territory were hit.

Also destroyed were 80% of SA-22 systems, also known as Pantsir-S1, and 90% of Russian SA-17 anti-aircraft systems, known as Buk.

“Syria’s anti-aircraft systems were among the most powerful in the Middle East and their destruction is a very important achievement for Israeli air superiority,” an IDF source said.