Comments last week from an unnamed
Israeli defence official that
Iran was reducing its presence in
Syria sparked fierce debate about Tehran's next moves and how the Jewish state should respond.
Iran policy will inevitably be a top concern for the Israeli government to be sworn in Thursday, a unity coalition agreed after more than a year of unprecedented political deadlock.
US
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who will be in Israel the previous day, is to discuss Iran with Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu and incoming defence minister Benny Gantz.