The Iranian foreign minister is threatening that Iran will directly enter the war against Israel if the aggression against Gaza doesn’t stop.
These were comments made to Al Jazeera by Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian.
#BREAKING: Iran’s Foreign Minister threats: “If stopping the aggression against Gaza does not succeed, Iran cannot remain a spectator"
— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) October 15, 2023
Iranian Foreign Minister Amirabdollahian said he met Hezbollah leader Nasrallah in Lebanon and that "all scenarios" were considered; says Iran cannot remain a spectator; adds if scope of war expands, US "will suffer heavy losses as well” – Al Jazeera
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Below are the fuller comments via this reporter for NBC News:
BREAKING: Iran’s Foreign Minister has made his strongest warning yet in remarks to Al Jazeera:
“If stopping the aggression against Gaza does not succeed, the expansion of the war fronts is not excluded and its possibility increases every hour.
Iran cannot remain a spectator.”— Matt Bradley (@MattMcBradley) October 15, 2023
“If America and Israel do not stop this policy, the scope of the war cannot be stopped
During my meeting in Lebanon, I learned from Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah [the leader of Hezbullah] that all scenarios were put on the table.”
— Matt Bradley (@MattMcBradley) October 15, 2023
“The continued aggression and the absence of a political solution add fuel to the fire and things may get out of control.
The region and its actors will not remain spectators.”
– Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, speaking to Al Jazeera
— Matt Bradley (@MattMcBradley) October 15, 2023
Speaking of Hezbollah, Israel has created a 2.5 mile buffer zone with Lebanon, meaning no one is allowed to enter that space:
AL MONITOR – The Israeli army is creating a 4-kilometer (2.5-mile) buffer zone from its side of the border with Lebanon and in light of recent attacks traded with Hezbollah. The statement said that due to the escalation, the IDF decided ‘’to isolate a space of up to 4 kilometers from our northern border with Lebanon.’’ It added that ‘’entry into this space is completely forbidden. Civilians near the northern border [up to] two kilometers away must stay in shelters.’’
One Israeli was killed and several others wounded by Lebanese Hezbollah’s missile attack on an Israeli northern border village on Sunday, Israeli emergency services said.