Iran Shifts Course, Attacking Iraqi and Syrian Targets Directly Instead of Using Proxies

The U.S. decision to avoid responding just because its facilities were not hit signals to the Iranians that America doesn’t have the Kurds’ back, one observer tells the Sun.

AP/Omar Albam
Syrians look at an abandoned medical facility at the village of Talteta, Syria, that was hit by Iranian missiles, according to a voluntary rescue group, White Helmets, January 16, 2024. AP/Omar Albam

As Washington eschews “escalation” in the Middle East, Iran is veering from a policy of relying solely on proxies to achieve its military goals, attacking Iraqi and Syrian targets from its own soil. 

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