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senior Iranian security official :
Gaza ceasefire can delay Iran's Israel response
DUBAI/BEIRUT, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Only a ceasefire deal in Gaza stemming from hoped-for talks this week would hold Iran back from direct retaliation against Israel for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on its soil, three senior Iranian officials said.
Iran has vowed a severe response to Haniyeh's killing, which took place as he visited Tehran late last month and which it blamed on Israel. Israel has neither confirmed or denied its involvement. The U.S. Navy has deployed warships and a submarine to the Middle East to bolster Israeli defenses.
One of the sources, a senior Iranian security official, said Iran, along with allies such as Hezbollah, would launch a direct attack if the Gaza talks fail or it perceives Israel is dragging out negotiations. The sources did not say how long Iran would allow for talks to progress before responding.
With an increased risk of a broader Middle East war after the killings of Haniyeh and Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr, Iran has been involved in intense dialogue with Western countries and the United States in recent days on ways to calibrate retaliation, said the sources, who all spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter.
Depends
They are long term strategists. I trust their judgement.
So far, the axis of resistance have managed the situation well. The Israeli economy is shattered, the North is inhabitable.
They shouldn't give Israel what it wants which is an excuse for a full blown war.
Exactly what I was planning to say!
I don't find any credible analyst who are saying that Americans want a regional war; everyone knows it is Israel, or Netanyahu specifically, who wants a regional war. Even Gallant doesn't want it--at least not right now, if you saw his statement yesterday where he rubbished Netanyahu's 'Total Victory' idea.
I also think Americans are prodding Netanyahu to a ceasefire and Gallant's statement is an indirect confirmation of that.
This is what Iran has to balance. One way to balance this is a credible nuclear deterrence.
This must include a second strike capability.
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You are right.
And from watching last few days of good analysts, especially Trita Parsi who I immensely respect for his reading of the American policy and the Iranian capabilities, he is saying that it would be 'suicidal' for Iran to engage in a direct war against America--a war which America doesn't even want.
Against that backdrop: Iran remains patient for now. Americans go back to America. A few weeks or months later, Israelis again assassinate someone in Iran to provoke, Iran again threatens, America is again forced to mobilize. Who continues to bleed people to emigrate, flight of capital, erosion of confidence of investors.
Rinse and repeat.
Who wins in that situation? Not Israel.
Some say their economic destruction is akin to being nuked anyway.
The end of Israel’s economy
As Israel’s genocidal war against Gaza continues unabated, the Israeli economy is facing a catastrophe. The physical destruction in Israel from the war has been minimal, but one thing has been destroyed: its future.
By Shir Hever July 19, 2024
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The end of Israel’s economy
As Israel’s genocidal war against Gaza continues unabated, the Israeli economy is facing a catastrophe. The physical destruction in Israel from the war has been minimal, but one thing has been destroyed: its future.mondoweiss.net
Some say their economic destruction is akin to being nuked anyway.
Iran's patience and their lip service doesn't help the daily massacres of Palestinian children, Iran can afford to be patient but Palestinian children getting killed and mutilated daily can't.You are right.
And from watching last few days of good analysts, especially Trita Parsi who I immensely respect for his reading of the American policy and the Iranian capabilities, he is saying that it would be 'suicidal' for Iran to engage in a direct war against America--a war which America doesn't even want.
Against that backdrop: Iran remains patient for now. Americans go back to America. A few weeks or months later, Israelis again assassinate someone in Iran to provoke, Iran again threatens, America is again forced to mobilize. Who continues to bleed people to emigrate, flight of capital, erosion of confidence of investors.
Rinse and repeat.
Who wins in that situation? Not Israel.
Wishful thinking, Israel through zionists controls whole Western economic bloc, both EU and US, this is a temporary blip. Israel's economy and living standards are propped up each year by massive subsidies, aid and financial backing from Western institutions, corporations and individuals. Whenever the assault on Gazans ends, all these entities will rush back in to prop up the holyland of their masters. Zionists will burn the whole Western world down to the ground before letting Israel struggle economically or let the baby killers in Israel go hungry.The end of Israel’s economy
As Israel’s genocidal war against Gaza continues unabated, the Israeli economy is facing a catastrophe. The physical destruction in Israel from the war has been minimal, but one thing has been destroyed: its future.
By Shir Hever July 19, 2024
![]()
The end of Israel’s economy
As Israel’s genocidal war against Gaza continues unabated, the Israeli economy is facing a catastrophe. The physical destruction in Israel from the war has been minimal, but one thing has been destroyed: its future.mondoweiss.net
Hey, Meengla, perhaps you should consider the Nietzsche quote more closely? Because the anti-Israel insanity I see here is awfully close to the madness that gripped W. Pakistan in 1971. Is that really something you need to continue to embrace, rather than work to reject?
Iran's patience and their lip service doesn't help the daily massacres of Palestinian children, Iran can afford to be patient but Palestinian children getting killed and mutilated daily can't.
As for making Netanyahu the scapegoat for the whole genocide is highly problematic, the whole of West particularly US are equal partners in this worst of crimes and cannot be let off easily by shifting the whole blame to Netanyahu.
Iran's patience and their lip service doesn't help the daily massacres of Palestinian children, Iran can afford to be patient but Palestinian children getting killed and mutilated daily can't.
As for making Netanyahu the scapegoat for the whole genocide is highly problematic, the whole of West particularly US are equal partners in this worst of crimes and cannot be let off easily by shifting the whole blame to Netanyahu.
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