Iran has recently taken a noteworthy step towards deescalating the potential conflict with Israel, a threat it had previously expressed on Saturday.
According to recent reports on Saturday, it has been indicated that Iran sent a threat to Israel, warning that a potential ground invasion of Gaza could result in Iranian intervention.
After working hand-in-hand with Hamas to plan the terrorist group’s attacks on Israel, Iran now claims it doesn’t want a further escalation in the week-long war between Israel and Hamas.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met with UN envoy to the Middle East Tor Wennesland on Saturday in Beirut, Axios reported, with Amir-Abdollahian asking Wennesland to get a message to Israel warning them that if they mount a ground offensive in Gaza, Iran will have to get involved.
In this assertion, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian echoed the viewpoints of Vladimir Putin regarding “red lines.”
Amir-Abdollahian also stressed that his country has “red lines” and told the UN envoy that if Israel’s attacks continue, and especially if a land attack on Gaza is launched, Iran “will have to respond.”
Joe Biden himself issued a warning to Israel on Sunday not to occupy Gaza, suredly caving to pressure from The Squad, which is pro-Hamas and whose members hate America and Israel.
Following a meeting between Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, which took place in a luxurious five-star residence in Qatar, concerns have been raised regarding the nature of this encounter.
In response to these concerns, Amirabdollahian issued an amended statement through Iran’s United Nations mission, emphasizing that Hamas is operating independently.
“Iran’s armed forces will not engage, provided that the Israeli apartheid does not dare to attack Iran, its interests, and nationals. The resistance front can defend itself.”
Although there was skepticism about the credibility of Iran’s military intervention threat, it is remarkable the subsequent public retraction of such an evidently baseless assertion. The transportation of Iranian troops to Israel is primarily limited to overland routes, as any alternative option would entail a considerable degree of risk, like as navigating via the challenging airspace of Syria.
The likelihood of Israel being inactive while Iran was traversing through Iraq, Jordan, and Syria in order to reach the battlefield is zero. Iran lacks the necessary aerial capabilities to execute strike operations over such a considerable distance.
The missile force possessed by the entity in question is a singular instance that is unlikely to overpower the missile defense capacity of Israel.
These alternatives necessitate the involvement of a minimum of two additional nations in the conflict, enabling Iran to utilize their airspace. In summary, similar to another individual’s perspective, the perceived threat was merely an instance of empty rhetoric.
The timing of the situation should not be disregarded. Amirabdollahian articulated his threat while engaging in a meeting with the leader of Hamas.
This action contributed to the enhancement of Iran’s position as a significant player in the regional political landscape. Following the meeting, it is plausible that the Iranian foreign minister, potentially influenced by the information acquired during the aforementioned gathering, instructed his US team to discreetly communicate a significant alteration to the aforementioned threat.
It is possible that Iran relied on the perceived cautiousness of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan to exert pressure, as they threatened to escalate the conflict and influenced him to discourage Israel from initiating a land offensive. When the anticipated outcome did not materialize, Amirabdollahian was faced with the choice of retracting his threat or being exposed as lacking substance. The individual made a deliberate decision to prioritize and protect his credibility.
CNN reported on Biden’s siding with the terrorist scum on Sunday:
President Joe Biden warned Israel against occupying Gaza in one of his most notable public calls for restraint as the Israelis respond to this month’s terror attacks by Hamas.
In an interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes” that aired Sunday, Biden said it would be a “big mistake” for Israel to occupy Gaza. Israel has been signaling it is preparing for a ground invasion of Gaza, even as a humanitarian crisis grows inside the coastal Palestinian enclave. Biden has called for the protection of civilians, and the United States has been working to alleviate shortages of food, water and gas.
“What happened in Gaza, in my view, is Hamas and the extreme elements of Hamas don’t represent all the Palestinian people,” Biden told interviewer Scott Pelley.
Biden said he believes Hamas should be eliminated entirely, “but there needs to be a Palestinian Authority. There needs to be a path to a Palestinian state.”
The comments amount to one of the few times the US president has called on Israel to use some sort of restraint in responding to the Hamas attacks that left 1,400 dead. In its response, Israel unleashed a massive bombing campaign against the northern Gaza Strip, from which Hamas launched its attack.
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