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Hananel Aviv: Pro-Moscow channels warn southern Iran is 'gradually becoming southern Lebanon'

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Hananel Aviv: Pro-Moscow channels warn southern Iran is 'gradually becoming southern Lebanon'

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TL;DR

Journalist Hananel Aviv reports that channels identified with the Moscow axis are complaining that southern Iran is gradually becoming like southern Lebanon. The statement reflects a view among pro-Russian or pro-Iranian circles comparing Iran's current situation to the destabilization of Lebanon. The claim is unverified and represents the channels' perspective.

01 · THE DISPATCH

Journalist Hananel Aviv reports via The Zioneer that channels identified with the Moscow axis are expressing concern that southern Iran is gradually becoming like southern Lebanon. The statement, posted late Thursday, appears to reflect anxiety among pro-Russian and pro-Iranian circles about Iran's internal stability. Similar pro-Iranian channel statements have been covered by The Zioneer in recent weeks: on June 10, a pro-Hezbollah channel posted a mocking video of destruction in southern Lebanon, and on June 17, a pro-Iranian channel taunted the US with a fantasy of the IRGC at the outskirts of Washington. The current claim is unverified and represents the channels' own assessment.

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