Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Iran ‘would be more inclined to support Hezbollah’ if Israel launch a military offensive into Lebanon
The top U.S. military officer said Sunday that an Israel i military offensive into Lebanon will risk an Iranian response in defence of Hezbollah , triggering a broader war that could put U.S. forces in the region in danger.
U.S. President Joe Biden’s senior adviser Amos Hochstein met with officials in Lebanon and Israel last week in an effort to de-escalate tensions. Hochstein told reporters in Beirut on Tuesday that it was a “very serious situation” and that a diplomatic solution to prevent a larger war was urgent. “Given the amount of rocket fire we’ve seen going from both sides of the border, we’ve certainly been concerned about that situation, and both publicly and privately have been urging all parties to restore calm along that border, and again, to seek a diplomatic solution,” said Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, Pentagon press secretary last week.
The situation escalated this month after an Israeli air strike killed a senior Hezbollah military commander in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah retaliated by firing hundreds of rockets and explosive drones into northern Israel and Israel responded with a heavy assault on the militant group.
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