According to insiders, Iranian spiritual leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been taken to a safe place after Israel’s announced attacks on Beirut and the assassination of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah.
With Nasrallah’s death, the conflict with Israel, which appeared to follow certain rules in confrontations for almost a year, could spiral even further out of control. However, it is not clear whether Iran, as the militia’s main supporter, will come to its aid in the event of war. The new Iranian government under President Masoud Pezeshkian is facing a serious economic crisis and is striving for rapprochement with the West. Although Iran’s military leadership announced retaliation after the assassination of Hamas foreign chief Ismail Haniyeh in late July, this has not materialized so far.
However, increased security measures have now been introduced, as Reuters learned from two local representatives briefed by the government in Tehran. Iran is in constant contact with Hezbollah and other groups in the region regarding further action.
Ali Khamenei: Should support “proud Hezbollah”.
Ali Khamenei said the “Zionist criminals” were “far too insignificant to cause serious damage to Hezbollah’s strong structure in Lebanon.” All Muslims must support the Lebanese people and the “proud Hezbollah” according to their capabilities, Khamenei said on Saturday after the Israeli army announced the death of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah.
Hezbollah continues to fire on Israel
Meanwhile, the Lebanese Hezbollah militia has claimed several rocket attacks on Israel after the Israeli army announced the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. A group of Israeli soldiers was attacked with artillery shells in northern Israel. A salvo of rockets was fired at the northern Israeli city of Sa’ar.
In response to the ‘brutal Israeli attacks’, rockets were also fired at the city of Rosh Pina. The Shiite organization made no further comment on the death of its leader announced by Israel.
Israeli military chief: “More of Israel’s enemies will reach us”
Israel’s military chief is now threatening other enemies of the Jewish state. “The message to anyone who threatens the citizens of the State of Israel is simple: we will know how to reach them. In the north, in the south and in more distant places,” Chief of the General Staff Herzi Halevi said.
Friday’s attack had been prepared for a long time. “It came at the right time and in a very sharp way,” Halevi continued. The army is now on high alert.
The army confirmed this morning that the head of the Lebanese Shiite militia had been killed in the Israeli airstrike. There was initially no confirmation from Hezbollah.
Source: Krone
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