Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri receives U.S. Ambassador Michel Issa in Ain al-Tineh on Nov. 17, 2025. (Credit: Hassan Ibrahim/Lebanese Parliament)
Iran has reshuffled the cards in the region. Tehran sought to combine negotiations with the use of force in an effort to link the various files and revive the principle of the “unity of fronts.” By carrying out its threat and striking Israel in response to attacks on Beirut’s southern suburbs, Iran signaled its determination to widen the war once again and not relinquish the Lebanese card.Tehran is operating on the assumption that U.S. President Donald Trump does not want to be drawn back into an open war and believes it can reimpose some of the old rules of the game. Tehran hinted that the Houthis and other allied groups could enter the fray if necessary. Beyond the headlines Lebanon at the heart of the new Iranian equation The commander of Iran’s al-Quds Force even spoke of establishing a security belt for the “Axis of Resistance”...
Iran has reshuffled the cards in the region. Tehran sought to combine negotiations with the use of force in an effort to link the various files and revive the principle of the “unity of fronts.” By carrying out its threat and striking Israel in response to attacks on Beirut’s southern suburbs, Iran signaled its determination to widen the war once again and not relinquish the Lebanese card.Tehran is operating on the assumption that U.S. President Donald Trump does not want to be drawn back into an open war and believes it can reimpose some of the old rules of the game. Tehran hinted that the Houthis and other allied groups could enter the fray if necessary. Beyond the headlines Lebanon at the heart of the new Iranian equation The commander of Iran’s al-Quds Force even spoke of establishing a security belt for the “Axis of...
