The Balkan Regıon as a New Target for the Iranıan-Israelı Political Rivalry
The Balkan Regıon as a New Target for the Iranıan-Israelı Political Rivalry

Summary/Abstract: The Balkans have always had dangerous groups as right-wing or left-wing extremists, organized crime, nationalist protestors, or extremist Islamist groups that pose risks for the area’s security. These conditions that make the Balkans an attractive target for Hezbollah and Iran, are also a cause for increasing the focus of Israeli security services. Israel appears to be concerned about Hezbollah and Iran manifestations in various areas and also in the Balkans. For a complete understanding of the relations and the rivalry between Iran and Israel in the Balkans, all elements should be taken into account. The article argues that there is a discrepancy between the rhetoric of the Iranian and Israeli leaders and the strategic realities: each call for the destruction of the other constitutes also a threat to his own survival.

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