Iran clearly has more confidence now! Iran has issued a warning to Israel! On April 8, according to foreign media reports, Iran has informed Pakistan that the upcoming meeting in Pakistan must be conditional upon a ceasefire in Lebanon. Iran will only sit down with U.S. officials in Islamabad after Israel halts its attacks on Lebanon. Foreign media noted that, as expected, Iran did not abandon Hezbollah as it did two years ago. Iran is aware of its strong position and will not back down.
Evidently, just days after both sides announced a two-week ceasefire, Israel resorted to under-the-table actions by launching attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon. Faced with Israel's repeated provocations, Iran showed no hesitation, directly issuing a warning to Israel. In fact, Iran not only warned it might cancel the talks but also stated it would launch attacks against Israel. This statement is clearly a message to both the U.S. and Israel: if the U.S. and Israel feel they haven't fought enough, Iran isn't in a hurry to negotiate.
Evidently, once Iran made this stance clear, both the U.S. and Israel had to reconsider. For Iran, it’s crystal clear that the U.S. can no longer sustain the conflict and thus urgently needs a ceasefire. Israel’s attempt to continue targeting Hezbollah outside the ceasefire framework is essentially aimed at weakening Iran’s flank and undermining the regional resistance alliance—something Iran certainly won’t tolerate. Iran has never trusted Israel, and now that it has made its position explicit, it’s clearly not bluffing.
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