Iran's dilemma over restraint or revenge for attacks on Hezbollah
WEB23 hours ago · Iran has armed, funded and trained both armed groups, but Tehran's leaders rely on Hezbollah to be a major deterrent preventing direct attacks on their country by Israel. Iranian support has been ...
Iran’s Dilemma: How to Preserve Its Proxies and Avoid Full-Scale …
WEB2 days ago · Iran says Israel wants to trap it into a direct conflict by bombing Hezbollah, even as a new Iranian president tries outreach to the West. By Steven Erlanger Steven Erlanger, who covered the ...
Iran's dilemma over restraint or revenge for attacks on Hezbollah
WEB23 hours ago · Iran faces dilemma of restraint or revenge for attacks on ally Hezbollah. President Masoud Pezeshkian (R) and Revolutionary Guards commanders have not yet threatened to retaliate for Israeli ...
Iran, Hezbollah enabled Houthis' rise, says UN report | Reuters
WEB19 hours ago · Iran, Hezbollah enabled Houthis' rise, says UN report. By Michelle Nichols and John Irish. September 26, 2024 3:22 PM UTC Updated ago ... Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters ...
Why Curbing Hezbollah’s Power in Lebanon Just Became Harder
WEB1 day ago · The name Hezbollah (pronounced hez-bo-llah) is Arabic for “Party of God.” The group was founded, with help from Iran, to fight the Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon that began in 1982 ...
Attacks between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah raise fears of a …
WEB1 day ago · Iran’s arming began in earnest in the 1980s with Shiite forces in Lebanon fighting against Israel. They became the Hezbollah militia. The arming expanded with the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein, a longtime foe of Tehran. Iran strongly backed Syrian President Bashar Assad in his country’s long war.
What we know about Hezbollah attacks in northern Israel as …
WEB4 days ago · Hezbollah – the Lebanon-based, Iran-backed militant group – has been left reeling after two days of blasts targeting pagers and walkie-talkies used by its members was followed by an Israeli ...
Iran would use ‘all means’ to back Hizbollah if Israel launches full ...
WEBJul 2, 2024 · Iran would use ‘all means’ to back Hizbollah if Israel launches full-blown war, official says. Aide to supreme leader warns Israel risks triggering regional conflict in the event of all-out...
For Israelis, Jittery Wait for Retaliatory Strikes Stretches Into a New ...
WEBAug 4, 2024 · Airlines have suspended service to Israel ahead of expected attacks by Iran and its proxy in Lebanon, Hezbollah. That has left tens of thousands of Israelis unable to return home, an Israeli ...
Why Israel and Hezbollah’s attacks raised fears of all-out war | AP News
WEBAug 26, 2024 · Iran-backed groups across the region have repeatedly attacked Israeli, U.S. and international targets since the start of the war in Gaza and could ramp them up in a bid to take pressure off Hezbollah.