Iranian Clerics, Officials Urge Nuclear Deterrence After U.S. War
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A senior Lebanese official reports Hezbollah would only join a US-Iran conflict if the Iranian regime's survival is threatened, despite its weakened military capacity. This suggests a conditional escalation threshold, with uncertainty over what constitutes a regime threat. The assessment matters for regional deterrence calculations and potential conflict expansion.
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Hezbollah is rearming and reorganizing, indicating a shift towards active preparation for potential conflict with Israel. This rearmament is partially confirmed by Lebanese government actions and Iranian fund transfers, suggesting a heightened regional escalation risk. However, Hezbollah's direct engagement in a US-Iran conflict is claimed to be contingent on the existential threat to the Iranian regime, introducing uncertainty regarding specific escalation thresholds.
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