The Airstrikes in Syria: Winners and Losers

A week has passed since the airstrikes in Syria, making it a good time to take stock of the situation from Israeli, Syrian, Hezbollah and Iranian perspectives, writes Yoav Limor.
EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on their ability to film or take pictures in Tehran. Iranian-made Fateh 110 (Conqueror) (L) and Persian Gulf (R) missiles are seen next to a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a war exhibition held by Iran's revolutionary guard to mark the anniversary of the Iran-Iraq war (1980-88), also known in Iran as the "Holy Defence", at Baharestan square near the Iranian Parliament in southern Tehran September
Iranian-made Fateh 110 (L) and Persian Gulf (R) missiles are seen next to a portrait of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a war exhibition held by Iran's Revolutionary Guard to mark the anniversary of the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war at Baharestan square in Tehran, Sept. 23, 2011. - REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl
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It’s been exactly a week [May 3] since Israel, according to Western intelligence agencies, destroyed the depots of advanced Hezbollah-bound rockets in Syria. This is a good time therefore to take stock of the situation from the perspectives of the four key players in this affair.

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