{"id":402457,"date":"2019-04-03T00:31:03","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T23:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/prison-planet-com-u-s-eyes-new-front-to-combat-iran-in-golan-heights\/"},"modified":"2019-04-03T00:31:03","modified_gmt":"2019-04-02T23:31:03","slug":"prison-planet-com-u-s-eyes-new-front-to-combat-iran-in-golan-heights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/prison-planet-com-u-s-eyes-new-front-to-combat-iran-in-golan-heights\/","title":{"rendered":"Prison Planet.com \u00bb U.S. Eyes New Front to Combat Iran in Golan Heights"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>      <!-- START CONTENT --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/u-s-eyes-new-front-to-combat-iran-in-golan-heights\/\"><strong>Free Beacon<\/strong><\/a><br \/>April 2, 2019<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Trump administration\u2019s recent recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the contested Golan Heights territory is part of a larger effort by the White House to open new fronts in efforts to combat Iranian militants and terror proxies in the region, according to U.S. officials familiar with the decision.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump won plaudits from the pro-Israel community and allies on Capitol Hill when he announced that America would officially recognize the Golan territory on Israel\u2019s northern border as belonging to the Jewish state, which annexed the area following war with Syria several decades ago.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. officials last week faced down critics of this decision at the United Nations, a forum unfriendly to the Jewish state, telling member countries that the Trump administration will take every step necessary to protect Israel\u2019s right to self defense against Iranian militants and Hezbollah fighters who have used the Golan area to launch terrorist attacks on Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Behind the scenes, U.S. officials acknowledge that the decision to formally recognize Israel\u2019s sovereignty over the Golan Heights is due in no small part to Iran\u2019s efforts to station militant fighters and terror proxy groups such as Hezbollah on the Jewish state\u2019s borders. In Syria, for instance, Iran has operated with impunity and made the most of the country\u2019s unrest by sending scores of highly trained militants.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/national-security\/u-s-eyes-new-front-to-combat-iran-in-golan-heights\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>      <!-- END CONTENT --><\/p>\n<p style=\"color:#333; font-size:11px;\">This article was posted: Tuesday, April 2, 2019  at  5:42 am<\/p>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/><!-- share and follow --><br \/>\n      <!-- end of share and follow --><\/p>\n<div class=\"print_sub\">\n<h3 class=\"sub_titles\">&#13;<br \/>\n        \t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/u-s-eyes-new-front-to-combat-iran-in-golan-heights.html\/print\/\" title=\"Print\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"WP-PrintIcon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-print\/images\/printer_famfamfam.gif\" alt=\"Print\" title=\"Print\" style=\"border: 0px;\"\/><\/a><br \/>\nPrint this page.<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/>\n<hr class=\"dotted_line\"\/>\n<p><!--\n      \n\n<div class=\"nextpage\">\n              <\/div>\n\n \n -->    <\/p>\n<p><!--\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gm2pZEeYN0E?list=UUvsye7V9psc-APX6wV1twLg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n--><\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prisonplanet.com\/u-s-eyes-new-front-to-combat-iran-in-golan-heights.html\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Free BeaconApril 2, 2019 The Trump administration\u2019s recent recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the contested Golan Heights territory is part of a larger effort by the White House to open new fronts in efforts to combat Iranian militants and terror proxies in the region, according to U.S. officials familiar with the decision. 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