Hezbollah Leader In Iranian Embassy?
This article from the Washington Times is said to have sources and intelligence that inferes that Sheik Nasrallah, spiritual and "moral" leader of Hezbollah has taken up office within the Iranian embassy in Beirut. Not that anyone should be surprised of such an action. We might see the Iranian embassy taken out.
The Washington Times:
The Washington Times:
Intelligence reports indicate the leader of Hezbollah is hiding in a foreign mission in Beirut, possibly the Iranian Embassy, according to U.S. and Israeli officials.
Israeli military and intelligence forces are continuing to hunt for Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah's secretary-general, who fled his headquarters in Beirut shortly before Israeli jets bombed the building last week.
"We think he is in an embassy," said one U.S. official with access to the intelligence reports, while Israeli intelligence speculates Sheik Nasrallah is hiding in the Iranian Embassy.
If confirmed, the reports could lead to an Israeli air strike on the embassy, possibly leading to a widening of the conflict, said officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Foreign embassies are sovereign territory and an attack on an embassy could be considered an act of war. More...
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