According to Negar Mortazavi, a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy, Israel’s intensifying strikes in Lebanon seem to be deliberately undermining the ceasefire negotiations, effectively drawing Iran back into the conflict. Mortazavi expressed this view in an interview with Al Jazeera, suggesting that Israel’s actions may be undertaken without explicit US approval. Her analysis indicates that Israel’s ultimate goal is to sabotage the ceasefire and provoke Iran into violating it, thereby reigniting the conflict – a scenario that has yet to occur.
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