The U.S. has reportedly warned Iran a retaliatory assault on Israel for the latest killing of a senior Hamas chief in Tehran would pose a “critical danger” for Iran’s financial system and authorities and sure escalate the months-long battle between Israel and Hamas.
A U.S. official advised The Wall Road Journal the U.S. has communicated to Iran that the danger of a significant escalation is “extraordinarily excessive” if it carries out a retaliatory assault.
The official mentioned Tehran has been placed on discover “that there’s a critical danger of penalties for Iran’s financial system and the steadiness of its newly elected authorities if it goes down that path.”
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran late final month. Israel was instantly blamed for the assassination after pledging to kill Haniyeh and different Hamas leaders over the terrorist group’s Oct. 7 assault on the Jewish state, which killed 1,200 folks and noticed tons of extra taken hostage.
NETANYAHU APOLOGIZES FOR OCT. 7 HAMAS ATTACKS, WARNS ISRAEL NOW FACES ‘FULL-FLEDGED IRANIAN AXIS’
Haniyeh had been in Tehran for the swearing-in ceremony of Iran’s newly-elected president, Masoud Pezeshkian.
Iran has signaled its intention to strike again at Israel, although the precise scope and timing of a possible assault are usually not clear. That’s in distinction to Iran’s extremely anticipated missile and drone assault on Israel in April in retaliation for Israel killing a senior Iranian paramilitary commander in Syria.
One other variable at play is the Iranian proxy terrorist group Hezbollah, which has in latest months been escalating assaults on Israel close to its border with Lebanon.
Earlier this week, Israel mentioned it carried out an airstrike in southern Lebanon, killing 4 Hezbollah fighters.
TAYLOR SWIFT PLOT: SUSPECT WHO PLEDGED ALLEGIANCE TO ISIS HAD CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES, DEVICES AT HOME
U.S. officers have insisted that warnings to Iran concern the dangers of upsetting a army response from Israe and deepening the battle, and never potential U.S. army motion, per the Journal.
These developments come as Qatari, Egyptian and U.S. leaders have urged Israel to renew talks with Hamas Aug. 15.
“It’s time to conclude a cease-fire settlement and launch hostages and prisoners,” a joint assertion from the three international locations Thursday sid.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mentioned Israel will ship a negotiating crew Aug. 15 to finalize the small print of the Gaza cease-fire framework.
The mediators mentioned the talks would happen both in Qatar’s capital of Doha or Egypt’s capital of Cairo. Final week’s killing of Haniyeh was broadly seen as a blow to cease-fire talks.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
