Intel Agencies Warn of Hezbollah Attack on US Soil
US intelligence agencies have reportedly warned that Americans, both in the Middle East and within the country, face rising risks of attacks by Lebanese Hezbollah militants....
Facts
- US intelligence agencies have reportedly warned that Americans, both in the Middle East and within the country, face rising risks of attacks by Lebanese Hezbollah militants.1
- Without elaborating on the nature of the attacks, four unidentified intelligence officials have told Politico that the Iran-backed militant group could mobilize its vast global network to execute an attack in the US.2
- Since Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel, multiple Iran-backed groups, including Harakat-al-Nujaba, have attacked American troops, prompting the US to retaliate with drone strikes.3
- Previously, US intelligence suggested that Syria had been planning to supply Hezbollah with a Russian-made SA-22 surface-to-air missile system through the Wagner mercenary group.4
- Hezbollah reportedly has an estimated 150K rockets, besides thousands of soldiers who have served Syria's Bashar al-Assad.5
Sources: 1POLITICO, 2Hindustan Times, 3The Times of India, 4Iran Front Page and 5The Sun.
Narratives
- Pro-Israel narrative, as provided by The Hill. The Hezbollah shadow is hovering over the latest Middle East crisis. It was evident that Iran could stir up trouble using any of its many tentacles in the region. Now that the threat is getting closer to the US, it's time for the Biden administration to double down on its diplomatic and material support to Tel Aviv and make it clear that it will not tolerate Hezbollah menacing Israel.
- Anti-Israel narrative, as provided by Washington Post. An escalation of the Israel-Hamas war into a wider Middle East conflict is neither viable for the Israel Defense Forces nor in the US' best interests. Israel must, therefore, pipe down rhetoric aimed at domestic voters. And the US must ensure that the debris from Israel's failures isn't allowed to wash up on American shores.
