Iran Warns US of Wide-Scale Retaliation if Israel Seizes Lebanon Hill
Translated & summarized from Makan by baba
Iran has warned the US that it will launch a wide-scale military retaliation if Israel attempts to seize the strategic Ali al-Taher hill in southern Lebanon, where IRGC and Hezbollah forces are reportedly located. The warning comes amid an Israeli siege of an underground facility on the hill.
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- Iran threatened wide-scale military retaliation against Israel over the Ali al-Taher hill.
- The threat was conveyed to the US via Oman in August.
- Iran claims IRGC and Hezbollah forces are in a fortified underground facility.
- Israel has reportedly imposed a strict siege on the facility.
- Hezbollah stated an Israeli attack would end the ceasefire and lead to full war.
Iran has warned the United States that any Israeli move to seize the strategic Ali al-Taher hill in southern Lebanon would trigger a broad Iranian military response, Reuters reported. The threat was conveyed amid reports of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) personnel and Hezbollah fighters being present in an underground fortified facility in the area.
According to sources familiar with the matter, Iran delivered its message to Washington via Oman in August. Tehran asserted that any Israeli ground operation to capture the hill would be met with direct Iranian retaliation, viewing such an action as a violation of understandings reached in Islamabad in June, which included a ceasefire in Lebanon.
Sources privy to Iran's stance indicated that the facility houses over a dozen IRGC members, including at least two senior officers, along with Hezbollah operatives. However, Israeli military sources have previously estimated that no Iranian forces are present at the site. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) consider Ali al-Taher hill a key focus of their military activities.
The report states that Israel has imposed a strict siege on the underground facility, using drones to intercept attempts to deliver food and water, aiming to make survival inside impossible. Hezbollah confirmed that Iran's warning was a "natural conclusion," cautioning that a large-scale Israeli assault on the hill would signify the end of the ceasefire and a return to full-scale war, including rocket fire towards northern Israeli towns.
The White House denied exerting any pressure on Israel to prevent an attack, while the IDF declined to comment on the report.
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