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Tehran not ready to grant Netanyahu his dream of fighting Iran: Analyst
Ali Rizk, security and political analyst, has told Al Jazeera that “Iran will probably not opt for an all-out escalation against Israel because that would play to Israel’s advantages.”
“Iranians have proven to be rather strategic and also at the same time, rather pragmatic thinkers. You are going to see the usual Iranian approach of trying to weaken the Israeli side via proxy,” he said.
Rizk said Hezbollah still possesses significant military capabilities and there were also Iran’s allies in Yemen and Iraq that could be used by Iran.
“It has been Benjamin Netanyahu’s dream for so long, since maybe the beginning of his political career, to fight Iran to the very last American and I don’t think the Iranians are ready to grant him that wish,” he said.
Iran’s national airline cancels Beirut flights
A spokesperson for Iran Air has announced the cancellation of all flights to Rafic Hariri airport in Beirut until further notice.
Lebanese and Syrians flee violence across border to Syria: UNHCR
“More than 50,000 Lebanese and Syrians living in Lebanon have now crossed into Syria fleeing Israeli airstrikes,” the UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said in a post on X.
“Well over 200,000 are displaced inside Lebanon.”
He added that relief operations are under way in both countries.
