Evening Update: Tipping Points In The Middle East

An Attack On Iran "Within Weeks Or Months"

Yet another story about this possible upcoming conflict:

Aharon Ze'evi-Farkash, former head of the Israeli Military Intelligence Directorate, predicted on Friday that an Israeli attack on Iran could take place in the near future.

"It could happen within weeks or months,” Ze’evi-Farkash said in an interview with Channel 2 news

“There is a need to stop Iran's nuclear program,” he clarified, adding, “I do not know if Israel plans to attack soon, the prime minister said the issue has not yet been decided. But the way I understand the big picture, it seems it will happen soon.”

“The Iranians need to understand that if they do not cease their efforts to become nuclear, the moment will come when they will have to absorb a blow - especially to their military bases,” said Ze’evi-Farkash, who predicted that in such a case the IDF will not operate alone. “The blow will be dealt by a coalition, an American one or even an Israeli one.”

Israel's Ambassador Attacks Syria In Fiery UN Speech: Chemical Weapons Addressed

Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Ron Prosor, fiercely attacked Syria and the Syrian ambassador to the UN during a speech to the General Assembly on Friday.

Prosor accused Syrian President Bashar Assad's ambassador of spreading lies and hiding the reality that takes place in Syria.

Referring to the issue of the chemical weapons being held by the Syrian regime, Prosor said, “A leader who brutally slaughters children today will not hesitate to use chemical weapons against them tomorrow.” He then turned to the members of the General Assembly and said that they must pass an unequivocal message to Assad: “Transferring chemical weapons to Hizbullah or other terrorist organizations is a red line that should not be crossed.”

On Friday it was reported that Assad has transferred a battery of advanced missilesto the al-Masna border crossing, which is the central route used to transfer equipment and weapons to the Hizbullah terror group.

The report cited members of the Syrian opposition who said that one of two major chemical arsenals of the Syrian regime is located near that border crossing. The distance between the weapons facility and the Lebanese border crossing is 68 kilometers, meaning that if a war breaks out between Hizbullah and Israel, the terror group will be able to transfer the chemical weapons and missiles to Lebanese territory in a time period of between one and two hours.

Assad Transfers Missiles To Lebanese Border

Syrian President Bashar Assad has transferred a battery of advanced missiles to the al-Masna border crossing, which is the central route used to transfer equipment and weapons to the Hizbullah terror group,Channel 10 News reported on Friday.

The report cited members of the Syrian opposition who said that one of two major chemical arsenals of the Syrian regime is located near that border crossing.

This facility is located just 24 kilometers from a missile base belonging to Hizbullah, Channel 10 noted. The secret base was first unveiled by the London Times newspaper in May of 2010.

The distance between the weapons facility and the Lebanese border crossing is 68 kilometers, meaning that if a war breaks out between Hizbullah and Israel, the terror group will be able to transfer the chemical weapons and missiles to Lebanese territory in a time period of between one and two hours.

And if tensions weren't high enough in the region already, we see Russia adding further complexity to the mix:

The report comes on the same day that it was reported that Russian warships were scheduled to dock in Syria.

Numerous international media outlets said on Friday that Russia was planning to dock three ships manned by marines to its naval base at Tartus in Syria. According to those reports, each ship has 120 marines. The ships were said to be currently stationed in the Mediterranean. Russia was quick to deny the reports.