November 17, 2023, 3:03 pm
Iran seems to have chickened out and is unlikely to do much apart from launching small attacks and verbal volleys on Israel and the U.S.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reportedly conveyed to Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh earlier this month that Iran, due to not receiving prior notice of the destructive terror attack on October 7, would refrain from joining the war against Israel.
In a report citing “three senior officials,” Reuters said Khamenei had told Haniyeh that, while Iran would offer political support to Hamas, it would not “intervene directly” in the fight.
The Iranian leader also reportedly asked Haniyeh to “silence those voices” in Hamas calling for Iran and its proxy terror group Hezbollah to directly join the war against Israel “in full force.”
Throughout the course of the conflict, there have been a series of assaults on US forces in Iraq and Syria, along with nearly daily confrontations along the Israel-Lebanon border involving Hezbollah and the IDF.
Despite this, Iran and Hezbollah have avoided initiating a large-scale campaign, and Israel, in turn, has aimed to navigate carefully. It responds with substantial force to attacks and attempted attacks but steers clear of actions that could intensify the conflict, prioritizing its focus on Gaza.
In this video, Defense Updates analyzes why Iran has rejected requests by Hamas to directly join the fight against Israel?
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Chapters:
00:11 INTRODUCTION
02:38 IRAN NOT PREPARED
04:04 ISRAEL WOULD INFLICT MASSIVE DAMAGE
07:06 U.S MILITARY IS IN MIDDLE EAST TO SUPPORT ISRAEL
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▶️ Narration by Scott Leffler (scottleffler.com)
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