Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said Tuesday that it could be a “long” time before Iran launches its reprisal attack against Israel for the killing of Hamas’s political chief in Tehran.
“Time is on our side, and the waiting period may be long,” said IRGC spokesman Ali Mohammad Naeini. He added that for now, the “Zionists must remain in a state of imbalance.”
A major Iranian attack on Israel appeared imminent in the wake of the Israeli killing of Ismail Haniyeh, but it never came. According to recent media reports, Iran is believed to be waiting to see how the hostage deal and ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas play out before retaliating.
Naeini still vowed that Iran will respond and said it could differ from Iran’s April attack, which came in response to the Israeli bombing of the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria. “Our commanders know how to punish the enemy effectively and are not prone to hasty action,” he said.
The US is still vowing that it will defend Israel from an Iranian attack and has deployed additional military assets to the Middle East for that purpose. “We are fully prepared to defend Israel,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in Tel Aviv on Monday.
Hezbollah is also vowing to respond to the July 30 Israeli airstrike in Beirut that killed one of its top military commanders, Fuad Shukr. While heavy Israeli airstrikes and Hezbollah rocket fire have continued across the Israel-Lebanon border, Hezbollah has so far not done anything to escalate the situation.
Iran has never won a war, but has never lost a negotiation. – Donald J. Trump.
Let’s hope they are talking at the back channels. In the mean time, Bibi will pick another Iranian target because why not.
Iran has a few paths they can choose from and indeed, I do hope and pray, they choose the path of peace, hope and understanding…
What good does it do, when the other side (Israel, U.S., U.K.) do not want the path?
They have the Time as well as the Clock…!
The more Iran and Hezbollah wait, the more it costs the US and Israeli military to stay on alert. It's like a boxer training for a fight or an Olympic athlete – you can't stay at peak condition indefinitely. You have to have the fight or you start to lose capability.
Also, the more Iran and Hezbollah wait, the better their preparation will be. Iran can integrate that new gear from Russia into their TT&T (tactics, techniques and procedures). They don't have to stay at full alert until the time to attack.
Keep them guessing.
Rebuked by the latest crime minister sabotage to the ceasefire proposal…!