Iran Wants Jordan
Iran is stirring up anti-government sentiment in Jordan, with the goal of toppling King Abdullah II and replacing his regime with one led by Hamas.
Iran Wants Jordan
Soeren Kern | Israel My Glory | July 1, 2024
Iran is stirring up anti-government sentiment in Jordan, with the goal of toppling King Abdullah II and replacing his regime with one led by Hamas.
An Islamist government in the Arab kingdom would create a security nightmare for Israel, whose eastern border with Jordan stretches for nearly 500 kilometers (300 miles), from the Golan Heights in the north to the Gulf of Aqaba in the south.
Iran analyst Ayelet Savyon warned that Iran’s activities are part of a “grand plan” that involves “bringing down the regime in Jordan, attacking Israel from the east while Israel is kept busy by Iran-backed resistance forces in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza.” The political aim, she said, is “to thwart the Saudi-American project of normalization with Israel.”
