Could Israel’s strike on Hezbollah in Syria spark Iran nuclear talks?
The latest Israel-Hezbollah confrontation might be a catalyst for a nuclear deal between the P5+1 and Iran; Iran can ease Saudi Arabia’s security predicament; Netanyahu sees electoral gain in snubbing Obama.
Could Nasrallah spark nuclear talks?
An Israeli airstrike on Quneitra, in the Syrian Golan Heights, on Jan. 18, which killed six members of Hezbollah and a general in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), could be a catalyst for the nuclear talks between the P5+1 powers and Iran and a wider discussion to address a deteriorating regional security environment, including the fall of Yemen.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry condemned the Israeli strike, saying the incident “indicates that the Syria war is a part of confrontation with the Zionist regime.”
Ali Hashem reports from Beirut that Hezbollah may be weighing three options in retaliation: an imminent response with force; no response; or that a response is coming, but on its own schedule and terms.
