Lebanon’s Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah (L) chats with Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad (R). The latter reportedly agreed to ship a Russian Missile Defence System to Hezbollah. (Image: Reuters File)
Wagner officers are very shut to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and can ship the missile system to Iran-ally Hezbollah.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad agreed to ship a Russian-made missile defence system, the SA-22 aka Pantsir, to the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah, information company CNN mentioned in a report.
The report didn’t specify whether or not the missile defence system was delivered or how shut it’s to supply nevertheless it mentioned that Russian mercenary group Wagner Group, which has been working in Syria for nearly a decade, has been tasked to perform the supply. The system was initially offered by Russia to be used by the Syrian authorities.
The CNN’s report which cited intelligence officers of the US mentioned that the officers got here to the conclusion that after receiving intel on discussions amongst Assad, Wagner and Hezbollah concerning the supply of the missile system.
Hezbollah, like Wagner, has been working in Syria for a number of years the place they’ve labored with Russian and Syrian armed forces to strengthen Assad and eradicate his armed detractors.
Iran is an in depth ally of Bashar al-Assad.
This new growth will concern Israel as a result of a brand new air defence system for Hezbollah means it might comply with by with its warnings to Israel publish Hamas-led October 7 assaults, the place it warned that assaults on Gazan civilians would open a brand new entrance in Israel’s struggle on Hamas, on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon.
These developments are being reported regardless of the US warning Hezbollah and Iran to not enter the struggle.
The report mentioned that it stays unclear how a lot affect Russia had over the choice to present the system to Hezbollah. Israel is indignant with Russia after it hosted Hamas leaders in Moscow.
The US intelligence businesses imagine that Iran and its allies and proxies are adjusting their response to Israel’s army intervention in Gaza as a result of it too doesn’t need to enter right into a battle with Israel or the US.
Hezbollah’s chief, Hassan Nasrallah, is scheduled to give a significant speech on Friday and the US intelligence group believes that Iran doesn’t have the management that many assume on the Lebanese terrorist group which additionally has robust maintain over Lebanese politics.
