Iran, under the guidance of Esmail Qaani, is actively urging its proxies, from Hezbollah in Lebanon to the Houthis in Yemen, to exercise restraint in their operations to avoid provoking a direct confrontation with the United States and Israel. This strategy includes directives to Iraqi militias to maintain a low profile to prevent US strikes on their senior commanders and key infrastructure, potentially leading to direct retaliation against Tehran. The cautionary stance comes amidst Iran's desire to disrupt U.S. and Israeli interests in the Middle East, yet its apprehension about sparking a full-scale war. Reports indicate that Iran has specifically communicated to Hezbollah not to escalate tensions too far, with a warning not to "give Netanyahu the chance." This highlights Tehran's lack of readiness to engage with the U.S. and its concerns over the potential for a region-wide escalation, especially with the ongoing war in Gaza and threats to commercial shipping in the Red Sea by proxies aligned with Tehran. A quote from @eqanbar emphasizes the delicate balance Iran seeks to maintain: "Terrorizing the terrorists is the only way to go. My fear is this back-off from Iran will cool off the American deterrence of Iran."
Iran is apprehensive of an all-out war against Israel and U.S., urging proxies for restraint. https://t.co/6DRFzyIZPi
There are reports indicating that Iran has communicated a message to Hezbollah, urging them not to escalate tensions too far. (Iran currently lacks of readiness to engage with the US.) Additionally, Iranian-backed militias have recently backed off from attacking US bases. Thisโฆ https://t.co/fzJLPfYQYR
Report: Iran cautioned Hezbollah not to spark full-scale war with Israel https://t.co/gNBtBb26q6 via @timesofisrael
Iran tells its proxies in the region to cool tensions in a bid to prevent a wider war "Terrorizing the terrorists is the only way to go. My fear is this back-off from Iran will cool off the American deterrence of Iran," says @eqanbar https://t.co/vSJimZTVkT
Iran, wary of wider war, urges its proxies to avoid provoking US https://t.co/vN4OlIY5Q1
The war in #Gaza has expanded fears of a #region-wide escalation, which in part is already taking place as proxies aligned with #Tehran such as the #Houthis in #Yemen have been targeting commercial shipping across the #RedSea: @Shivam05S & @KabirTaneja https://t.co/ZBk5pS9QPN
Iran, eager to disrupt U.S. and Israeli interests in the Middle East but wary of provoking a direct confrontation, is privately urging Hezbollah and other armed groups to exercise restraint against U.S. forces, according to officials in the region. https://t.co/WI0mxc1vaL
Report: Iran pressures Hezbollah to be careful of being dragged into war - "Don't give Netanyahu the chance" https://t.co/8ulYqfeWMv
Iran's Esmail Qaani told Iraqi militias to lie low to avoid US strikes on their senior commanders, destruction of key infrastructure, or even a direct retaliation against Tehran. Read more: https://t.co/3Nb3hVK84W
Iran continues to push its proxies to increase their threats from Hezbollah in Lebanon to the Houthis in Yemen. https://t.co/bJjOz259mq