Middle East: with its attacks on Israel, Iran is trying to maintain its influence over Lebanon
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Beyond its military aspect, the Iranian attack against Israel on Sunday June 7, in response to Israeli strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut the day before, is a bold but risky political act, with a regional dimension.
Beyond its military aspect, the Iranian attack against Israel on Sunday June 7, in response to Israeli strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut the day before, is a bold but risky political act, with a regional dimension. Iran is thus trying to keep its central place in the Lebanese scene. Because the Iranian attack comes after a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon, which demands the withdrawal of pro-Iranian Hezbollah from the south of the country, and is accompanied by a call from Beirut: that Iran stop intervening in Lebanese affairs.
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