{"id":51916,"date":"2025-08-24T09:16:44","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T13:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/iran-readying-for-second-round-as-hezbollah-braces-for-war-ex-idf-intel-officer-warns\/24\/08\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-08-24T09:16:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T13:16:44","slug":"iran-readying-for-second-round-as-hezbollah-braces-for-war-ex-idf-intel-officer-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/iran-readying-for-second-round-as-hezbollah-braces-for-war-ex-idf-intel-officer-warns\/24\/08\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran readying for &#8216;second round,&#8217; as Hezbollah braces for war, ex-IDF intel officer warns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ex-Military Intelligence officer warns of looming confrontation as Syria pushes for 1974 deal with Israel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">IDF Col. (res.) Dr. Jacques Neriah, a former senior officer in Military Intelligence, warned on Sunday of an impending \u201csecond round\u201d against Iran, saying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/hezbollahs-radwan-unit-unfit-carry-212013235.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hezbollah operatives;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Hezbollah operatives<\/a> had been instructed to distance themselves from their phones in recent days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThere is a sense that a war is coming, that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/iran-expands-crackdown-civilians-top-134622706.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Iranian revenge;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Iranian revenge<\/a> is in the works. The Iranians will not be able to live with this humiliation for long,\u201d he told Udi Segal and Anat Davidov on 103FM.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIf the reports are true and there will be a meeting between the two leaders, this is huge news. We dreamed of this, we wanted this, and now it is coming true before our eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Recent talks between Israel and Syria on a political agreement<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Neriah also addressed the recent talks between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/inside-israel-syria-meeting-paris-113645788.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Israel and Syria;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Israel and Syria<\/a> regarding the renewal of a political agreement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cIn different circumstances, this would have been the headline across all Syrian media. Who hasn\u2019t dreamed of a peace agreement with Syria? Because of the circumstances that have developed on the ground, we will probably reach a security agreement. The Syrians want to return to the 1974 disengagement agreement. As proof that they are serious, they are intercepting Hezbollah weapons shipments and preventing the terrorist organization from rebuilding its strength.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Ahmed Al-Sharaa standing atop Mount Qasioun, overlooking the fall of Damascus, December 9, 2024. (credit: Wikimedia Commons\/Presidency of the Syrian Arab Republic)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThis stems from a convergence of interests. The Syrians want the Israeli front to remain quiet. There is a strategic move here, where Syria, under the rule of [Ahmed] al-Sharaa, has managed to break the chokehold that Iran tried to place around Israel. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/article-832980\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:fall of Bashar al-Assad;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">fall of Bashar al-Assad<\/a> led to the collapse of Hezbollah as a regional force. Iran views the al-Sharaa regime as something that needs to be toppled,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/iran-readying-second-round-hezbollah-122956621.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ex-Military Intelligence officer warns of looming confrontation as Syria pushes for 1974 deal with Israel. IDF Col. (res.) 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