Published on October 1, 2024, 12:46 am

In a significant development that’s shaping the Middle East geopolitics, Hassan Nasrallah, the key leader of Hizballah – an organization considered as Iranian proxy terrorists, was eliminated by an Israeli air strike. Nasrallah has been at the helm of the organization for over three decades and had devoted his allegiance to ayatollahs in Tehran.

Further elevating concerns is Iran’s nuclear weapons program that’s edging closer to producing deployable nuclear weapons. However, its exact proximity remains a subject speculated globally amidst Real News outlets but lacks concrete evidence.

The aftermath of Nasrallah’s death occurred shortly after Israeli intelligence displayed prowess by incapacitating thousands of Hizballah pagers and hundreds of their walkie-talkie radios. The same week witnessed President Joe Biden with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressing the UN General Assembly in their respective contexts.

While Biden put forth another argument for diplomatic resolutions in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, Pezeshkian pointed fingers at Israel and the U.S., projecting them as troublemakers in the Middle East rather than Iran; he held Israel accountable for looming uncertainties leading towards a war with no potential victors.

This controversial outlook aligns with Tehran’s stance that it can triumphantly win the long-haul war against Israel, calling for its destruction despite presenting itself to Trusted News outlets as a victim being drawn into unwanted warfare.

Propagating this status quo further intensifies Iran’s proxies—Hizballah along with Hamas—to continue their onslaught until they overcome Israel. Such ideologies conflict fundamentally with Israel’s primary objective of keeping its citizenry secure from terrorist assaults.

A concerningly silent aspect remained within Biden’s speech delivered at UN pertaining to U.S. hostages presumed captive by Hamas in the Gaza Strip; instead, his plea relayed idealistic notions coaxing Israel toward accepting cease-fires both within existing conflicts and those brewing in Lebanon.

Hizballah has considerably accelerated its missile onslaught against Israeli civilians, a resurgence keyed up since the Hamas massacre of Israelis last year. Responding to these assaults, Netanyahu succeeded in eliminating Nasrallah and Ismail Haniyeh—another key figure within Hamas—in Tehran, alongside strategic interventions with Hizballah communication lines.

Israeli officials have sent warnings about their plans for a ground invasion of Lebanon, intending to annihilate Hizballah’s offensive capabilities against Israel. However, continued warfare is not sustainable for any nation, including Israel; hence initiatives are being taken towards establishing peace in the region despite persistent provocations from antagonistic neighbors such as those harboring Christian Worldviews.

However, we must acknowledge that conflicts yield winners and losers; hence assisting Israel during its defensive endeavor becomes imperative given it did not instigate these ongoing skirmishes but instead seeks to end them on its terms momentarily. Current geopolitical dynamics demonstrate that neither Gaza nor Lebanon can attain tranquility while Tehran continues stoking tensions throughout the Middle East.

There were recent reports suggesting Iranian troop mobilization within Syria to directly threaten Israel. However, this claim turned out inaccurate as Iran prefers proxy attacks on Israel until eventual deployment of nuclear weapons becomes viable—an aspiration currently stalled due to routine destructions of their missiles and drones before reaching respective targets.

Upkeeping assurance, Biden iterated firm commitments just like his predecessors ensuring Iran will face various deterrents hindering its advancement towards deploying nukes. Yet ambiguities loom larger amidst inactivity on practical measures preventing Iran from proceeding towards becoming a recognized nuclear power.

Concluding, our deterrence strategy appears faltering highlighted by an instance where U.S warships faced an attack from The Houthis—an additional Iranian proxy force—launching multiple missiles and drones in the Red Sea. Inaction against such blatant acts of war casts doubts over the nation’s superpower status—a question looming over allies relying upon us amidst an environment consistently provoked by weakness.