Tehran's recent anti-Israel activity may, somewhat counter-intuitively, be a sign of distress ahead of new American sanctions and as a regional alliance against it coalesces
A masked Palestinian demonstrator gestures as others hold tires during a protest at the Israel-Gaza border fence in the southern Gaza Strip October 19, 2018.(photo credit: IBRAHEEM ABU MUSTAFA / REUTERS)ByCHARLES BYBELEZER/THE MEDIA LINE