Ayatollah Ali Khamenei tries to balance domestic expectations with risk of escalating regional conflict
Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has signalled a measured response to Israel’s attack on the Islamic republic rather than an immediate reprisal as Tehran tries to balance domestic expectations with the risk of escalating regional conflict. Speaking a day after Israel launched three waves of strikes on Iran, Khamenei made a public speech, warning against complacency and suggesting the response would be measured.
In a statement, it said Iran’s emphasis was on supporting a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon where Israeli forces are fighting Hamas and Hizbollah respectively; the militant groups are backed by the republic. Israel’s strikes were in retaliation for an Iranian attack on October 1, when the republic fired 180 ballistic missiles at Israel. That was in response to Israel’s assassination of Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hizbollah, the Lebanese movement that is Iran’s most important proxy.
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