US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that Israel's response in Lebanon has been restrained and that Iran should rein in Hezbollah, according to Israeli media reports.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that Israel's military response in Lebanon has been restrained and called on Iran to rein in Hezbollah, according to Israeli media. The remarks came as Hegseth signaled confidence that a diplomatic deal between Israel and Hezbollah is a matter of when, not if — as The Zioneer reported minutes earlier. The statement aligns with a broader pattern of US officials urging restraint on all sides while backing Israel's right to self-defense, and it follows reports of internal Iranian debate about the degree of control Tehran exerts over its Lebanese proxy.
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