They certainly underestimated the capabilities of Israel, and I think they also overestimated

the access capabilities and their own.

I think that what happened in recent years was that due to the developments of ballistic missiles

and drones and the progress made in Iran's nuclear program, they got the sense into Iran that finally they managed to compensate

for their military conventional weakness.

There was a sense of we can do whatever we want

because we have finally reached a kind of strategic balance with Israel. It's 9 a.m. on Wednesday, December 11th, here in New York City. It's 4 o'clock p.m. on Wednesday,

December 11th, in Israel, as Israelis are winding down their day. Here are some of the latest updates

on the situation in Syria. Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khan, has accused the United States, Israel, and likely Turkey,

of orchestrating the fall of Bashar Assad's regime in Syria, calling it, quote, a joint American and Zionist plan.

Interestingly, Khomeini criticized Syria for ignoring prior Iranian intelligence warnings.

Turkey, a NATO member, has supported the anti-Assad forces and now actually controls some parts of northern Syria.

After a swift operation in which 320 Israeli fighter jets destroyed Syria's remaining military, the IDF has moved several

miles into Syrian territory, which it now controls, at least temporarily. Despite Assad's

fall, Iran has pledged ongoing support to Syria and emphasized strengthening the resistance

movement against Israel, vowing regional expansion.

Syrian rebels, including led by Muhammad al-Bashir, a senior rebel leader in Idlib, have formed

a transitional government and are working with representatives of the ousted regime to manage the transfer of authority.

It has been reported that already five weeks ago, Ukrainian intelligence sent drones and operators to

assist Syrian rebels in weakening Russian influence in the region.

And following the overthrow of Bashar Assad, Russian naval ships have left their base at

Tartus on Syria's coast, and some have dropped anchor offshore. As we've been saying in the

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