Tehran warned Israel on Saturday (29.06.2024) that “all members of the axis of resistance,” which includes Iran and its regional allies, could be mobilized if it launches a large-scale offensive against the Hezbollah movement in Lebanon.
Iran’s mission to the UN in New York said in a message posted on social media that Iran sees a “psychological warfare” strategy in the “propaganda of the Zionist regime concerning its intention to attack Lebanon.”
“If Israel launches a large-scale military aggression, a devastating war will ensue,” the Iranian diplomatic mission said. “All options, including the full involvement of all members of the axis of resistance, are on the table.”
The so-called axis of resistance includes pro-Iran actors in the Middle East: the Syrian regime, the Lebanese Hezbollah movement, the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, the Houthi rebels of Yemen and the Shiite militias of Iraq.
The day after Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel on October 7, Hezbollah opened a second front in northern Israel in solidarity with the Palestinian Islamist movement.
Since then, there has been a continuous exchange of fire on the Israeli-Lebanese border, forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people on both sides and threatening to escalate into a full-blown conflagration.
Similarly, in recent months the Houthi rebels have attacked numerous merchant ships in the Red Sea linked to Israeli interests, they say. The United States in particular, and also the United Kingdom, launched operations in Yemen in response to these attacks.
rr (afp/the times of israel)
