
Iran Warns It Will Attack Northern Israel If Bombings Resume In Southern Beirut
Key Takeaways
- Iran's leadership says patience is limited and promises harsher retaliation.
- Strait of Hormuz is central to Iran's regional strategy.
- Diplomacy with the US is stalled amid broader US-Israel-Iran tensions.
Talks halted amid Lebanon war
DW reported that Iran is halting indirect talks with the US over Israel's widening assault on Lebanon, citing Iranian state media, as President Donald Trump initially said he "couldn't care less" before later saying on social media that talks were continuing.
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DW also said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stressed that Israel will "continue to operate as planned in southern Lebanon," while the Lebanese government said it received assurances from Trump that Netanyahu agreed to a US proposal to stop Israeli attacks on Beirut's southern suburbs in exchange for Hezbollah halting attacks on Israel.

The DW report added that UN chief Antonio Guterres called for maintaining peacekeepers in Lebanon after the mandate of the current mission expires at the end of this year, and quoted his report to the Security Council as saying a uniformed UN presence would be "necessary... towards the overarching objective of a long-term solution to the conflict."
Demócrata reported that Iran warned it would attack northern Israel if bombings on southern Beirut resume, quoting Iran's central military command, Hatam al Anbiya, saying "if this threat materializes, we warn the residents and military settlements in the north" to leave.
In the same Demócrata account, it said the Revolutionary Guard intelligence service emphasized that "he who sows the wind reaps the whirlwind," as it warned Tehran considers crossing red lines in Lebanon and Gaza to imply direct war.
Reactions, warnings, and uncertainty
Demócrata said the Revolutionary Guard intelligence service told Israel that "he who sows the wind reaps the whirlwind," and it quoted the head of Intelligence of the Revolutionary Guard Navy, Behnam Rezaei, insisting that "The Strait of Hormuz is under Iranian control."
In a separate account, DW said Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, warned that "we are deeply alarmed by the escalation in military activities across southern Lebanon and beyond."

Diari ARA reported that Trump wrote on Truth Social that he spoke with Netanyahu and representatives of Hezbollah and that "they have agreed that all shootings will stop, that Israel will not attack them and that they will not attack Israel."
Diari ARA also said Iran interrupted negotiations with the United States, reporting that Tasnim agency said "Iran's negotiating team stops exchanging messages with the United States through intermediaries regarding the attacks in Lebanon," while Trump later contradicted Tehran by assuring talks were continuing.
The Diari ARA report further quoted former Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi saying, "The ceasefire between Iran and the US is unequivocally a ceasefire on all fronts, including Lebanon," and added that he warned that a violation on one front is a violation on all fronts.
What’s at stake next
WANA News Agency said Iran suspended all indirect negotiations and message exchanges with the United States in protest of ongoing Israeli military actions in Lebanon and Gaza, framing the decision as tied to ceasefire violations.
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WANA also reported that Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi issued a warning to the United States and Israel that "any localized military breach completely invalidates the overarching agreement."
Mehr News Agency quoted Major General Mohsen Rezaei warning that "The patience of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran has limits," while also stating that "The Strait of Hormuz is under Iran’s control" and that Iran would not allow a naval blockade to continue.
Diari ARA said Trump claimed that there would be "no troops going to Beirut," after Israel's alleged retreat, while it also described thousands of citizens fleeing the Beirut suburb of Dahiye after the Israeli army ordered the evacuation of the area.
DW added that the UN Security Council scheduled an emergency meeting on the war in Lebanon for late Monday in New York, coming a day before Lebanon and Israel are scheduled to begin a fourth round of US-hosted direct negotiations on Tuesday.
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