Israel has carried out military strikes in Syria for years, against what it says are Iran-linked targets. The strikes have increased in frequency over the past months following Hamas’ attack on 7 October. Iranian forces have been present in Syria since the early stages of the Syrian civil war, where they helped support the regime of President Bashar al-Assad against widespread rebellion to his rule. A senior Iranian commander was killed in a suspected Israeli strike in Syria. Seyyed Razi Mousavi was “an experienced military adviser” to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, Will Iran respond to the incident ?

