Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday that the Israeli strike in Dahieh 'turned into an opportunity to achieve the maximum of our interests and those of the resistance,' and that Tehran would use all its capabilities for Lebanon if needed. The statement was conveyed by Israeli security-affairs journalist Yair Goldblatt.
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday that last night's Israeli airstrike in the Dahieh neighborhood of Beirut has created a strategic opportunity for Tehran and its regional allies. 'The Israeli terror in Dahieh has become an opportunity to achieve the maximum of our interests and those of the resistance,' the spokesman stated, according to a report by Israeli security and Middle East affairs journalist Yair Goldblatt. 'We will use all our capabilities for Lebanon if necessary, and we have proven this in the past.'
The comment effectively confirms that Iran received 'compensation' for not striking Israel, in Goldblatt's framing — a reference to previous reports that the U.S. and regional mediators granted Tehran tangible benefits in exchange for restraint following the Israeli strike. The remark maintains Iran's maximalist posture and suggests Tehran views the Dahieh attack as a lever for extracting further concessions, rather than a trigger for immediate escalation.
As The Zioneer has previously reported (Sunday 08:22 Jerusalem), Iran's deputy foreign minister has linked events in Lebanon to advancing negotiations on terms favorable to Tehran. Monday's statement continues this rhetorical pattern: the Iranian Foreign Ministry framing the Dahieh strike not as a loss for Hezbollah but as an opportunity for the 'resistance axis.' The claim remains single-source for now, reported by one journalist citing the ministry's statement.
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