On its 70th Independence Day, Israel frets about whether allies are doing enough to counter Iran
As Israel celebrated the 70th anniversary of its independence this week, its leaders were voicing concern that the United States — which has always been its most important ally — was doing too little about what they view as a growing threat from Iran./ Tehran is more than 1,000 miles east of Jerusalem. But Iran has been amassing power and influence just across the Israeli border in Syria, where it's a key backer of the government of Bashar Assad in the long civil war there. Iran also has a foothold in Lebanon — which also shares a border ...
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