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The decapitation of Hezbollah leaves Iran
weighing its options

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Posted By: 4250Luis, 10/1/2024 4:40:14 AM

Iran’s reformist-led government has said it has no plans to send troops to reinforce Hezbollah in Lebanon, but it is coming under domestic pressure from hardliners seeking to exploit what they regard as a failure to stand up to Israel – and also hoping to block any discussion with the west over future oversight of Iran’s nuclear programme. Calls for a tougher Iranian response redoubled when it emerged that Brig Gen Abbas Nilforushan, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) deputy commander for Lebanon and Syria, had been killed in Beirut alongside the Hezbollah chief, Hassan Nasrallah.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Venturer 10/1/2024 7:57:38 AM (No. 1805366)
Is there a difference between an Iranian hard liner and a person who seeks to be destroyed.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Dodge Boy 10/1/2024 8:08:25 AM (No. 1805376)
Jimmah, since you are still barely alive and since you planted the seeds to make iran an islamic state, suppose you give Khamenei a helping hand in plotting his course.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Strike3 10/1/2024 8:16:38 AM (No. 1805381)
I would imagine that Khamenei gets this message quite often when he tries to call his leaders in Lebanon: "I'm sorry, the party to whom you wish to speak, is not answering your call... please check the number you are dialing and try again later."
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Reply 4 - Posted by: Alecto2 10/1/2024 9:13:20 AM (No. 1805422)
Human rights lawyer Ousman Noor poses a question to Israelis, and I guess to us. Appears Israel can find all these terrorist leaders but can't find their own hostages.
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