" At the same time, the fall of the House of
Assad could well ignite a sectarian war between the Shiites and the majority Sunnis of the region drawing in
Iran, which, in the view of Israeli commaders would not be a bad thing for Israel and its Western allies. In the
opinion of this individual, such a scenario would distract and might obstruct Iran from its nuclear activities for a
good deal of time. In addition, certain senior Israeli intelligence analysts believe that this turn of events may
even prove to be a factor in the eventual fall of the current government of Iran. "
