The US administration recommends that Israel not conduct a ground operation in Lebanon; US forces in the region are preparing for a possible Iranian response to the assassination of the secretary general of the Shiite Hezbollah movement, Sheikh Hassan Nasrullah. This was reported by the Washington Post on Saturday, citing sources.
“A senior administration official said the United States is preparing for a variety of possible responses, including a direct response from Hezbollah, attacks by Iranian-controlled forces such as the Houthis in Yemen, Iranian attacks on American troops in the region or a direct Iranian missile. attack according to Israel. According to one of the officials, the United States is well prepared to deal with various options for response actions,” the publication notes, TASS reports.
Washington administration officials believe that “the operations carried out by Israel led to the defeat of Hezbollah.” As the publication’s sources clarified, “US officials continue to recommend that Israel not carry out a ground invasion of Lebanon,” as this would only complicate the Jewish state’s attempts to further weaken Hezbollah.
