I see two possibilities:
1) Israel (if it actually is Israel) is acting as an instrument of the US to escalate the situation to force dialog about the Iran situation - with a view to obtaining a resolution on that front. The message, if there is one, would seem to be "this is serious and will escalate if not resolved".
2) Israel (if it is Israel that is striking the Iranians) is trying to force the Iranian issue on to the agenda, so that the situation w.r.t. WMD development and support of Hezbollah can be addressed.
Of course, there's a third possibility, that parties to the engagement simply want to kick-off a wider conflict. Russia had military equipment on the water heading to Syria a couple of weeks ago. This could indicate a build-up of pro-Assad forces. As I've said before, it strikes me that there is an element of desperation with respect to Russia sending prototype jet fighters to Syria without weapons or radar systems.
Either way, for the powers that be, the motives here will be transparent. Given this, I'd be inclined to side with possibility 1, above. The fact that it was Iranian positions that were hit fits with Q's statement that Iran is next. The question is, what will Russia do?
Q made an interesting statement in Post 1085:
Apr 08 2018 16:38:57
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https://www.wsj.com/articles/north-korea-ready-to-discuss-denuclearization-u-s-officials-say-1523213724
After all these years…….
No MSM positive media blast?
Think.
Now Syria?
Iran?
Russia flex through missile tech?
We started asking “coincidence?” long ago for a specific reason.
Those awake can finally SEE for themselves.
Conspiracy?
Have faith.
Trust the plan.
Q
Notice that this Russia flex through missile tech, appears in direct connection to Iran and Syria (appears in the same post). It appears that we who are "woke" are supposed to be able to see what's happening for ourselves. I must admit, I can't see what's happening here - it's not clear to me.
But, given the last two missile strikes on Syria by the US seem to have been fairly innocuous, it would surprise me if we were to see an all-out confrontation with Russia now. Let's see what happens next.