Sharaa’s visit to Baku last weekend highlighted a dramatic shift in regional alliances, prompting a mix of concern, suspicion, and strategic recalculation across Iranian media.

AMOS YADLIN is Founder and President of MIND Israel. He is a retired Major General in the Israeli Air Force and served as the chief of Israel’s Defense Intelligence from 2006 to 2010.

President Trump eases most sanctions against Syria in a move to reclaim regional leverage, counter Iranian influence, and support allies while seeking to create a more peaceful region.

Israel used Syrian airspace for its strikes on Iran last month, and the two countries are discussing a non-aggression pact that would lead to a return to pre-2025 borders

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump is chipping away at Iran’s regional influence. He is urging Syria and Lebanon to join the Abraham accords, a pact between Israel and four Sunni states. His sanctions continue to erode Iran’s economy.

Welcome back to Al-Monitor Israel.Israeli officials are divided over whether to seize the moment and pursue a security agreement with Syria, with some convinced that Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa cannot be trusted.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) apprehended members of a cell in Syria who were working on behalf of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force, the IDF said on July 7. It was the second operation in two weeks in which the IDF targeted suspects linked to Iran’s IRGC-QF in southern Syria.

The recent strikes could convince Iran and other states that building nuclear weapons is the only way to prevent such attacks.

Joint declaration expresses ‘grave concern’ over escalation in Middle East, calls for UNSC to be ‘seized of this matter’ - Anadolu Ajansı

The army said that weapons and grenades were confiscated from two villages, while Syrian media reports contradicted these claims