Non-State Actors
‘The Game Has Changed’: Iranian Terror Network in Africa
March 12, 2020
Eren Ersozoglu
On January 2nd, U.S. Defence Secretary Mark T. Esper, following the U.S. airstrike assassination of Gen. Qaseem Soleimani, stated: “the game has changed”. This is true as the airstrike marked a shift in a proxy war between Washington and Iran and escalated to direct military action between the two. The following ballistic missile attack on the U.S. bases signifies a further escalation. Prior to this, with proxy forces, Iran has repeatedly targeted Western and Israeli…