Why Iran and Hezbollah haven’t retaliated: Israel’s threats and US diplomacy - opinion
Iran and Hezbollah’s hesitation to retaliate for recent assassinations stems from Israeli threats and US negotiations. What’s keeping them at bay?
THEN-US SECRETARY of state John Kerry meets with then-Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in New York City, in 2016. Zarif was present at a meeting this week between Ayatollah Khamenei and the new Iranian cabinet, the writer notes.(photo credit: BRENDAN MCDERMID/REUTERS)ByDAVID M. WEINBERG