Iran has reportedly conveyed a warning to Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa, stating that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) will attack targets inside Syria if Damascus takes action against Hezbollah, according to an unconfirmed report.
A new report, reviewed by The Zioneer, states that Iran delivered a warning to Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa: if Damascus takes action against Hezbollah, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) will strike targets inside Syria. The report has not been independently verified, and the channel of communication remains unspecified.
The threat is the latest in a series of escalating warnings from Tehran today. At 19:24 Jerusalem, Iran's official Tasnim news agency warned of large-scale missile strikes on over 100 strategic targets in Syria, including the presidential palace, if Syria intervenes in Lebanon. Minutes later, the pro-Iranian Lebanese news agency Younioz reported that Iran issued a regional ultimatum via Turkish channels and that Iraq's intelligence chief visited Damascus to reject Syrian expansion into Lebanon. Shortly thereafter, an IRGC spokeswoman made an unusual public threat, claiming that precision missiles had been deployed for immediate launch and calling it a 'first and final warning.' The new report appears to be a direct diplomatic message to al-Sharaa, adding a private channel to the public ultimata.
The Zioneer has been tracking this story since mid-July. On July 16, Israeli journalist Dror Balazada reported that a decision was crystallizing in Tehran to strike Syria if al-Sharaa confronts Hezbollah. On July 17, the IRGC threatened to invade Syria from Iraq over alleged 'betrayal' of Hezbollah. On July 27, pro-Iranian militias in Iraq also threatened invasion. The reports signal an expanding array of Iranian and proxy threats designed to deter any Syrian move against Hezbollah.
None of the reports have received official confirmation from Syrian or Iranian state media. The IRGC's claim of deployed precision missiles remains unverified. The specific timing or trigger for Syrian action against Hezbollah has not been reported, and al-Sharaa's response to the warnings is unknown.
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