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One significant consequence of President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to attack Iran was allowing Tehran to link its fate with southern Lebanon.
After Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, Hezbollah went to war with Israel. While there were many predictions at the time that this would centrally draw Iran into the fight, the Islamic Republic remained on the sidelines.
For all the talk Washington and Tel Aviv have about Hezbollah being a proxy or ally of Tehran, Iran sat on the sidelines as Lebanon was pummeled by Israeli bombs and occupied by. . .
