Why Is Iran Expected to Attack Israel? Here’s What to Know.

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Why Is Iran Expected to ******* *******? Here’s What to Know.

Less than a week after the ******** of a top ****** leader in Tehran and a top Hezbollah commander in Beirut, Lebanon, the Middle East is on edge. Fears of a broader regional war have been mounting amid vows of revenge from Iranian leaders that have left ******* in a state of deep uncertainty.

Why is an Iranian ******* expected?

Iran has vowed to avenge the ****** of Ismail Haniyeh, a senior ****** leader who was ******* in Tehran after he and other leaders of Iranian-backed militant groups attended the inauguration of the new Iranian president. ******** leaders would not confirm or deny whether their country was behind the breach of Iran’s defenses, but Iranian leaders and ****** officials immediately blamed ******* and vowed retaliation.

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, issued an order for Iran to strike ******* directly, according to three Iranian officials briefed on the order.

And Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman, Nasser Kanaan, said on Monday that “Tehran is not interested in escalating the regional conflicts, but it is necessary to punish” *******.

How is Lebanon connected to the crisis?

The Iranian government has said that any retaliatory ******* will also involve its proxy forces, which include Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Houthis in Yemen and militants in Iraq.

Tensions between ******* and Iran’s proxies were already running high before the ******** of Mr. Haniyeh, which took place the day after an ******** strike in Beirut ******* Fuad Shukr, a top-ranking commander of Hezbollah. The leader of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, said after the Beirut strike that the group’s conflict with ******* had entered a new phase and threatened a major retaliation.

Hezbollah has been engaged in ****-for-tat attacks with ******* for months amid *******’s war against ****** in Gaza. Hezbollah has fired thousands of rockets and drones at *******, professing to act in solidarity with ******, which is also backed by Iran. ******* has retaliated, as well as evacuating tens of thousands of its citizens in northern ******* near the border with Lebanon.

The World Health Organization said on Monday that it had delivered 32 tons of emergency medical supplies to Lebanon in case of a wider conflict.

Hours later, a rocket ******* targeting U.S. personnel housed at a base in Iraq’s western desert injured several ********* troops, according to ********* defense officials. The *******, on Ain al Asad Air Base, resembled previous ones carried out by Iran-backed Iraqi armed groups, which have targeted the base repeatedly over the past several years and intensified their attacks since the war in Gaza began in October.

What have ******** leaders said?

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of ******* said on Sunday that his country was “in a multifront war against Iran’s evil axis” and was “prepared for any scenario — both offensively and defensively.”

Mr. Netanyahu added, “I reiterate and tell our enemies: We will respond and we will exact a heavy price for any act of aggression against us, from whatever quarter.”

*******’s defense minister, Yoav Gallant, spoke with the U.S. defense secretary, Lloyd J. Austin III, on Monday and briefed him on the ******** military’s “readiness to defend ******* against potential threats posed by Iran and its proxies,” according to a statement by the ******** government’s press office.

On Sunday, Mr. Gallant said at an ******** base: “We are prepared very strongly in defense, on land and in the air, and we are ready to move quickly to ******* or to respond. We will exact a price from the ******, as we have been doing in recent days. If it dares to ******* us, it will pay a heavy price.”

What diplomacy is going on?

With Iran and its proxies threatening an ******* on *******, frantic diplomatic efforts are underway to prevent a wider war.

President Biden convened his national security team to discuss developments in the Middle East and

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on Monday, a day after the Jordanian foreign minister, Ayman Safadi, traveled to Tehran for meetings with his Iranian counterpart. Jordan is a close Western ally and helped intercept Iranian missiles and drones in April during a ****-for-tat ******* between Iran and *******.

“Escalation is in no one’s interest,” Matthew Miller, the State Department spokesman, told reporters in a briefing on Monday. He added that the ******* States did not consider escalation “inevitable” and was sending messages to Iran through its allies in the region that an ******* would not serve Iranian interests or the region’s.

“The leaders discussed their efforts to de-escalate regional tensions, including through an immediate cease-***** and ******** release deal,” a White House description of the call said.

Egypt’s foreign minister, Badr Abdelatty, spoke with the ********* secretary of state, Antony J. Blinken, urging him to pressure ******* to “seriously engage” in cease-***** talks, the Egyptian foreign ministry said

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. Mr. Blinken “reiterated that all parties should refrain from actions that would escalate the conflict,” according to the State Department.

Gen. Michael E. Kurilla, who leads the U.S. Central Command, arrived in ******* on Monday to complete coordination with the ******** military in anticipation of a possible Iranian *******, according to the ******** military.

Mr. Gallant said that General Kurilla’s “arrival in ******* at this time is a direct translation of U.S. support for *******, into action.”

“The relationship between ******* and the ******* States is unshakable,” he said in a statement.

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation plans to hold a meeting of ***** and ******* foreign ministers in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to discuss “the continued ******* of the ******** occupation,” including the ************** of Mr. Haniyeh, and *******’s “aggressions” against Iran, the organization said in a statement.

How are Western governments advising their citizens in the region?

Countries including the ******* States, Belgium, Britain, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden urged their citizens over the weekend to leave Lebanon immediately.

France also urged its citizens in Iran to leave as soon as possible and to

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Canada urged Canadians on Saturday to avoid all travel to ******* because of “the unpredictable security situation.”

Several airlines had suspended or canceled flights to and from Beirut, and many flights were sold out. International airlines including Delta, *******, the Lufthansa group and Aegean Airlines have also suspended flights to and from *******. The flight disruptions have left many traveling Israelis unable to return home.

Euan Ward contributed reporting from Beirut, Lebanon.

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