Iran Targets Netanyahu Children for Assassination

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Behnam Ben Taleblu, an Iran expert at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), said that while extreme, this type of tactic is common for Iran.

“Mashregh News has chosen to explicitly demonstrate that deterrent power in a sickening retaliatory fashion, weighing the perceived benefits of some of the assassinations from the perspective of the ‘resistance,’” Taleblu said.

“In a not-so-subtle manner, the article attempts to force a linkage between the reported ‘mandatory military service’ of the children and becoming a target,” he said. “The question now becomes, will Hezbollah or Iran choose to escalate from this appalling form of psychological warfare?”

Iran’s move to assist with the assassination of these high-profile kids jibes with statements made over the last week by IRGC leaders in the wake of Israel’s deadly airstrike.
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These numerous statements indicate that while Iran backs reprisals on Israel, it is hesitant to take its own action, according to FDD’s Taleblu.

“All the outpouring and statements by Iran’s political and military elite is meant to establish the deterrent power of the Islamic Republic,” he said. “Such power is designed to instill the fear of reprisal, without having to bear the costs of engaging in one.”
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