The pro-Iranian Lebanese news agency Younioz reports that Tehran warned Damascus, Ankara, Baghdad, Doha, and Riyadh against any Syrian military intervention in Lebanon. According to the report, Iran threatened to destroy 100 strategic targets in Syria if Damascus acts against Hezbollah. The warning was conveyed to Syria through Turkish channels, and Iraq's intelligence chief visited Damascus to reject Syrian expansion into Lebanon.
This report from Younioz adds significant detail to the earlier account by analyst Abu Salah (The Zioneer Arabic Desk, 19:04), who reported that Tehran had sent an unambiguous ultimatum to Syria. Younioz specifies that the warnings were also directed at Turkey, Iraq, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, and includes the concrete threat of 100 strategic targets being destroyed if Syrian forces intervene against Hezbollah. The report also details that the warning was delivered to Damascus through Turkish channels, and that Iraqi intelligence chief Hamid al-Shatri visited Damascus to convey Baghdad's rejection of any Syrian expansion into Lebanon.
These developments are consistent with a broader regional dynamic The Zioneer has tracked. As reported on July 18, Iraq advised Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa not to intervene in Lebanon, and pro-Iranian militias in Iraq subsequently threatened to invade Syria if Damascus acts against Hezbollah (July 27). The current Iranian ultimatum, sent via Ankara, appears designed to deter any Syrian move that could weaken Hezbollah's position, underscoring the depth of Iran's commitment to its Lebanese proxy.
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