Hamid Khoshayand – Regional Affairs Expert
At a time when the Zionist regime, with the full support of the United States and after two years of all-out war against Gaza, has not only failed to achieve its declared goals but has also become mired in a quagmire of complex domestic and international crises, the planning of a new conspiracy by this regime and its supporters is being pursued.
This warmongering regime, in an adventurous and dangerous move, has cast its covetous eyes on the soil of Iraq. These new movements, which are taking place with the unconditional support of America, indicate the continuation of this regime’s expansionist and destabilizing policies in the region.
In his recent speech at the United Nations General Assembly, in threatening remarks and continuing his perpetual delusions against the Islamic Resistance Front, Netanyahu explicitly introduced Iraq as the next target of his warmongering and claimed, “We will eliminate the (popular resistance) militias in Iraq.”
Meanwhile, sources in the Iraqi Parliament’s Security and Defense Committee have revealed that the country’s intelligence and national security agencies have recently provided a detailed report to the Prime Minister and the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces, warning that Iraq may be Benjamin Netanyahu’s next target for military action. According to assessments by Iraqi intelligence sources, Tel Aviv is considering opening a new front in the region, and Iraq has been proposed as a likely option for this move.

Crisis Creation; The Key to the Survival of Netanyahu and the Zionist Regime

Whether the Zionist regime will embark on an adventure in Iraq in the near future is a question whose answer must be sought in the context of current developments and the domestic and regional situation of this regime, particularly in Netanyahu’s political standing; because he has defined his political survival in terms of warmongering and creating insecurity in the surrounding environment, especially in countries that are centers of Islamic resistance in the region.
Contrary to Netanyahu’s words at the United Nations, where he tried to portray a so-called glorious and victorious image of this regime in the region, the Zionist regime is currently in an arduous and challenging situation. It is noteworthy that the survival of this regime currently rests on two pillars: first, the continuation of warmongering and crisis-creating policies in the region, and second, comprehensive American support in military, economic, political, and international spheres. The removal of either of these two pillars would pose a serious threat to the foundation of this regime and trigger an existential crisis. The notion that the Zionist regime will abandon warmongering after a ceasefire in Gaza is mistaken, because the survival and existence of this regime, given its occupationist and illegitimate nature, is intertwined with war.
Evidence and indications show that the Zionist regime, despite accepting a ceasefire in Gaza, is seeking to change the battlefield and initiate a new adventure in the region. This assessment is based on two key factors: first, the recent speech of the Prime Minister of the Zionist regime at the United Nations, in which he emphasized regional threats beyond Gaza and revealed this regime’s determination to expand the scope of crisis creation; second, warnings from intelligence sources in Iraq and the region that report on Tel Aviv’s planning to target Iraq as a new arena. If the reports from intelligence and security sources are correct, the Zionist regime’s focus on Iraq pursues specific objectives:
First, Iraq, at both the governmental and national-popular levels, is one of the main pillars of the Islamic Resistance Front and plays a vital role in coordinating among the various fronts. Therefore, the main goal of the Zionist regime is to sever this connecting link and weaken the convergence among resistance forces in the region.
Second, an attempt to disperse the strength and focus of the Resistance Front by creating a new front and subjecting the Axis of Resistance to pressure in several arenas simultaneously, especially since, based on field realities, the Zionist regime has not achieved its goals in any of the fronts it has opened in recent years.
Third, destabilizing Iraq once again and preventing it from becoming a powerful and independent pole in the region that could play a decisive role in the balance of power against this regime.
Fourth, creating an external crisis to divert public opinion within the occupied territories from the political and military failures in Gaza and the profound domestic crises.

The objectives mentioned above are being pursued at a time when Iraq today is fundamentally different from its past. Iraq is now a powerful country. Any adventure by the Zionist regime in this country will be met with a fierce, unified, and devastating response from the Iraqi armed forces and resistance groups, which could have incalculable strategic consequences for this regime.