Daily Memo: Iranian Hesitation, South Korean Warnings

Hezbollah is reportedly prepared to retaliate against Israel, with or without Tehran.

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Careful calibration. Hezbollah wants to strike back at Israel within days and may move forward without Iran, which apparently has not decided on its course of action, anonymous sources told CNN. Israel assassinated Hezbollah’s top military commander and Hamas’ political leader in separate incidents last week. According to Iranian opposition outlet Iran International, the Islamic […]

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