According to a report by the Saudi-owned network Al-Arabiya, Iranian missiles were prepared and ready to launch toward Israel in response to the bombing of the southern Beirut suburb (Dahieh). The report, circulated via an Israeli security analyst's the source, claims the missiles were prepared moments before a deal between the US and Iran was finalized, suggesting a narrowly averted escalation. The claim has not been independently confirmed.
A single-source report from the Saudi network Al-Arabiya, relayed by Israeli security analyst Yair Goldblatt on his the source, asserts that Iranian missiles were prepared and ready to launch toward Israel in response to the Israeli strike on the Dahieh suburb of Beirut. According to the report, the missiles were prepared "moments before" a US-Iran deal was finalized, implying that the strike and the near-launch were tied to a last-minute breakdown or pressure tactic in the negotiations. The claim is unattributed beyond Al-Arabiya's network reporting and Goldblatt's curation; no official Israeli, Iranian, or US source has confirmed or denied it.
If accurate, the report would indicate that Israel's strike on Beirut — which the desk has previously covered as a signal of displeasure with the emerging US-Iran framework — brought the region to the brink of a direct Iran-Israel exchange. The Zioneer has previously reported on Israeli assessments that Hezbollah would test the ceasefire before a US-Iran deal signing, and on Israel's defense establishment bracing for possible Iranian retaliation after a US strike. This report, while unverified, would represent the most concrete suggestion that an Iranian launch against Israel was imminent and was interrupted by diplomacy. No further details on the timing, scope, or current status of those missile preparations are available.
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