Legitimate defense rather than warmongering
By Emad Abshenas
Regional affairs analyst
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu openly threatened Iran at the United Nations General Assembly meeting, while simultaneously ordering the assassination of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and several high-ranking commanders of Hezbollah from the same organization. This blatant directive sent a clear message: Netanyahu feels unimpeded in his pursuit of crimes, with no one being able to hold him accountable for his actions.
Earlier, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian revealed that following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the head of Hamas’s political bureau in Tehran, American and European delegations had urged Iran to exercise restraint in response to Israel’s aggression in order to prevent jeopardizing the ceasefire negotiations. Iran, seeking to halt Israel’s killing machine, chose to hold back, hoping that the ceasefire talks would yield results. However, the developments took a different turn. Netanyahu not only rejected the ceasefire and peace but also intensified his attacks on southern Lebanon, assassinating several commanders of the movement. Ultimately, he even went so far as to kill Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and one of Iran’s military advisors in Lebanon.
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