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...conflict between Israel and Lebanon began Wednesday when Hezbollah, the militant Shiite group that operates out of southern Lebanon, crossed into Israel and attacked an Israeli military patrol, taking two soldiers as prisoners. Israel retaliated by launching major air strikes...
...outside world used to the heated rhetoric of its President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iran might seem eager to jump at the chance to get involved in the current conflict between Israel, Lebanon and the Iranian-backed militant group Hizballah. But in fact, with its nuclear dispute unresolved and the risk of confrontation with the U.S. still looming, Iran can ill afford to play an active role in the escalating crisis. The top leadership in Tehran is focused on settling the nuclear issue diplomatically, and fears that if the mess in Lebanon spreads, Iran's thorny negotiation track with the West could...
...Iran may avoid getting drawn into the conflict, but that doesn't mean Ahmadinejad isn't eager to exploit the moment to advance his popularity in the Arab and Islamic world. While other influential regional players like Saudi Arabia have tried to ease tensions by calling on Hizballah to show restraint, Ahmadinejad's comments have been aimed at raising the temperature. "Those who keep silent are complicit in the Zionist regime's barbarism," he said in a public speech, a jab at the refusal of Arab leaders to cheer on Hizballah. In an address the next day, he said...
...quick look at the agendas of the various players in the latest conflict underscores the difficulty facing any would-be peacemaker...
...leaders of those two groups are clearly delighted to see Israel widening the conflict - since fighting, rather than politics, is what they have always done best. Militants possibly affiliated with one of those two groups launched a missile strike at the Northern Israeli city of Haifa on Thursday in another move that risked severe Israeli retaliation. Such an escalation would only further reduce the already slim odds that Hizballah, Hamas and other militant groups are likely to release their captives unconditionally as Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has demanded. So with the battle lines drawn, from Baghdad to Beirut...