ISRAEL’S NORTHERN FRONT | THE IRANIAN CORRIDOR & THE SHI’ITE CRESCENT
- What is the Shi’ite Crescent?
- What is the Iranian Corridor?
- What Threat Does it Hold for Israel?
- What Threat Does it Hold for the Region?
- What Must be Done to Ensure the Crescent & Corridor Do not Materialize?
- What are the Risks if They Do?
In 2004, King Abdullah II of Jordan warned about the dangers of the Iranian Shi’ite Crescent and Iran’s hegemonic ambitions.
In the 21st Century, Iran has made significant progress toward fulfilling its goal of being the dominant regional superpower. The backbone of the Iranian Shi’ite Crescent is a network of armed agents and proxies. For the last decade, Iran has been building an Iranian-controlled Land Corridor from Iran through Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon to the Mediterranean Sea.
This land bridge is the most significant military threat Israel is facing. Therefore, Israel has vowed it will do whatever it takes to prevent Iran from securing the corridor.
What is the crescent?
What is the corridor?
What threat does it hold for Israel and the region?
What must be done to ensure it does not materialize?
What are the risks if it does?
This briefing explores all of this and more….
