The government of Iran appeared to walk back threats of retaliatory strikes against Israel on Tuesday, with sources suggesting that Tehran will stand down if the Israeli government negotiates a ceasefire deal and hostage exchange with Hamas. The Islamic Republic’s saber-rattling, which threatened a major regional escalation and prompted the US to preemptively deploy a naval fleet to the Middle East, came in response to the assassination of senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on Iranian in a suspected Israeli bombing.
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According to three sources in Iran who spoke with Reuters, “an Iranian attack on Israel could be delayed amid hoped-for negotiations later this week for a hostage release and ceasefire deal in Gaza.” The outlet continued that “the sources did not say how long Iran would allow for talks to progress before taking action.”
Israeli officials had previously indicated that a strike from Iran was anticipated as soon as Thursday, which would have disrupted scheduled ceasefire talks with Hamas. Similar negotiations have fallen apart in the past after the two sides have failed to reach an agreement.
“We hope our response will be timed and executed in a way that does not harm a potential ceasefire,” Iran’s mission to the U.N. said in a statement on Friday.
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