The Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar reports, citing a European security source, that Washington and Jerusalem are using the current lull to regroup and prepare a new campaign against Iran. The report claims the Pentagon has instructed CENTCOM and military intelligence to expand cooperation with Israel to formulate a new target bank and operational concept, with the aim of 'breaking the adversary.'
The Hezbollah-linked Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar reported this morning, citing an unnamed European security source, that the US and Israel are using the recent US-Iran memorandum of understanding as a tactical pause to prepare for a new round of hostilities against Iran.
According to the report, the Pentagon has directed CENTCOM and military intelligence to intensify cooperation with Israel to develop a fresh target bank and a revised operational doctrine. The European source is quoted as saying the guiding American logic is 'breaking the adversary' — whether in a single campaign or through successive rounds.
The report frames Washington's agreement to the MOU as a pragmatic recognition that the previous round of fighting failed to achieve its objectives, and that the Trump administration understood ending the war required paying a political price after the conflict began eroding US influence in the region. The source describes the concessions as 'calculated, within clear boundaries.'
The Zioneer has previously reported extensively on the US-Iran MOU and its regional implications, including Hezbollah's official endorsement of the deal, analyses warning Iran is using Hezbollah to drive a wedge between the US and Israel, and reports that US relayed Israel's no-escalation pledge to Tehran. This Al-Akhbar report represents the first claim from within Hezbollah's media ecosystem that the US is treating the pause as a preparation phase rather than a settlement.
The report is a single-source, politically motivated claim from a Hezbollah-linked outlet. It remains unverified by independent sources.
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