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        "msgid": "why-iran-retaliated-against-israels-attack-on-lebanon-1781146539",
        "date": "2026-06-11 08:40:11",
        "title": "Why Iran Retaliated Against Israel's Attack on Lebanon",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "Iran's retaliatory strikes against Israel appear to be a calculated move to assert deterrence and reinforce its credibility within the 'Axis of Resistance', rather than merely a direct response to the attack on its Hezbollah ally. The action signals to regional partners that strikes on its proxies will be treated as strikes on Iran itself, potentially strengthening Tehran's negotiating position with the United States. Analysts suggest the limited military operation is designed to set a political precedent without triggering a major escalation.",
        "content": "<p>Iran\u2019s retaliatory attack on Israeli territory on Sunday night\nthrough to Monday brought significant political repercussions, even\nthough the military impact could be measured or even mitigated. The\nretaliation was Iran\u2019s response after Israel struck a building suspected\nto be linked to Hezbollah, an Iranian ally, in southern Beirut a day\nearlier. These attacks occurred despite a recently renewed ceasefire\nmediated by the United States. Israel stated that the strike was direct\nretaliation for Hezbollah\u2019s actions in firing rockets into northern\nIsrael. However, in previous years, Iran has frequently launched direct\nattacks against Israel in retaliation for actions against Iranian\nterritory, command, or even interests. This particular attack has a\ndifferent tendency as it potentially endangers the \u2018fragile\u2019 peace\nnegotiations with the United States. Part of the answer may lie in how\nIranian leaders assess their position after months of conflict. The\nIslamic Republic has emerged from war weakened in some aspects, but also\nwith a stronger sense of self-resilience. Despite military pressure from\nIsrael and America, including economic sanctions and a US naval\nblockade, Iran is still holding out. The Iranian government remains in\npower, its security apparatus stays intact, and no mass rebellion has\nmaterialised as often predicted by opponent nations. That experience\nindicates that Iran has calculated everything. Rather than seeing itself\nas a vulnerable actor trying to avoid confrontation at all costs, Iran\nmay increasingly view itself as a power that has successfully navigated\nthe worst times and is now capable of enforcing firmer final boundaries.\nTherefore, Iran\u2019s attack on Israel this time is very likely not just\nretaliation, but a preventive measure. Iran is most likely signalling\nthat attacks on its regional allies will no longer be treated separately\nfrom attacks on Iran itself. Such a message would have particular\nsignificance for Hezbollah, Iraqi militias and other members of Iran\u2019s\nregional network known as the \u2018Axis of Resistance\u2019. The credibility of\nIran\u2019s influence has always rested partly on the belief that Iran will\nstand behind its partners. When Iran does not react to Israeli attacks\non its allies, it undermines Iran\u2019s credibility within the Axis of\nResistance. Viewed from this perspective, the attack was aimed not only\nat Israel, but also at Israel\u2019s allies and the United States, which have\nbeen observing Iran\u2019s conduct. Around the same time, US President Donald\nTrump recently mentioned that a deal might soon be reached. Iran was\nasked to avoid actions that could jeopardise diplomatic efforts.\nHowever, Iran\u2019s convictions apparently differ. Iranian leaders could\nconclude that demonstrating limited military force can actually\nstrengthen Iran\u2019s position at the negotiating table, rather than\nweakening it. From Iran\u2019s perspective, deploying military force can\nserve as a reminder that Iran still has the option to determine its own\nfate. Launching a military attack does not always mean Iran wants the\nnegotiations to fail. Iran appears to have taken action to build a\nprecedent and send a political message, but not on a scale that would\ncause the conflict escalation to grow. Reactions among Iranians to the\nretaliation were varied, with a number of parties viewing Iran\u2019s action\nas a justified response. A BBC Persian reader said it was right for Iran\nto join the conflict to defend Lebanon as a form of solidarity. Others\nquestioned Iran\u2019s priorities, noting there had been several battles in\nsouthern Iran with no serious response. Many are beginning to question\nwhere this conflict is heading. Another possibility is that the\nretaliation reflects Iran\u2019s dissatisfaction with the direction of the\nnegotiations. If Iran believes it is being asked to make concessions\nwithout receiving meaningful benefits in return, this action might be a\nway to increase leverage before the next phase of negotiations. The\nattack demonstrates a leadership feeling more confident than many\nexperts previously estimated. The key question is not whether Iran is\nready for another Israeli attack, but rather whether Iran now believes\nit can carry out military strikes while simultaneously conducting\ndiplomacy. If that is the case, Iran might be trying to establish a new\nregional reality where it negotiates from a position of strength while\nactively projecting military force.<\/p>",
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