Since Oct. 8, 2023, when Hezbollah opened the Gaza support front, it has been accused of waging war on behalf of Hamas — but above all on behalf of Iran. However, Iran’s latest strikes on Israel turned the tables. For the first time, Iran was the one initiating a battle to support Hezbollah, seeking to establish a new dynamic: if Israel bombs Beirut’s southern suburbs as it did on Sunday, Iran will strike Israel back.In fact, according to the Israeli press, Israel’s attack specifically sought to test Iran’s determination to support the party. Israel initially claimed it was carrying out a targeted assassination in the southern suburbs. Then, since no Hezbollah leader was killed, it claimed to have struck a Hezbollah facility, but since that location also turned out to be empty, it eventually said that it had intended to test Iran. Need...
Since Oct. 8, 2023, when Hezbollah opened the Gaza support front, it has been accused of waging war on behalf of Hamas — but above all on behalf of Iran. However, Iran’s latest strikes on Israel turned the tables. For the first time, Iran was the one initiating a battle to support Hezbollah, seeking to establish a new dynamic: if Israel bombs Beirut’s southern suburbs as it did on Sunday, Iran will strike Israel back.In fact, according to the Israeli press, Israel’s attack specifically sought to test Iran’s determination to support the party. Israel initially claimed it was carrying out a targeted assassination in the southern suburbs. Then, since no Hezbollah leader was killed, it claimed to have struck a Hezbollah facility, but since that location also turned out to be empty, it eventually said that it had intended to test...
