Iran, Hizbullah preparing for ‘final confrontation’ with U.S. and allies

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JERUSALEM — Iran is working with proxies in Bahrain, Gaza Strip, Iraq, Lebanon, Kuwait and other countries to undermine any U.S.-led effort to destroy its nuclear weapons infrastructure.

A security official at Iran's Bushehr main nuclear reactor. / Reuters / Raheb Homavandi

“From Iran’s standpoint, a head-on confrontation with the United States and Israel would serve its purposes in the region and build its image as an actor that stands firm against the Western powers and does not submit to pressure,” said a new report from the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.

“If there still was any chance of Teheran agreeing to concessions in its sporadic talks with the West about its nuclear program, the Middle Eastern turmoil has now made a compromise all but impossible,” said the report, “Iran Signals Its Readiness for a Final Confrontation.”

[On Nov. 19, Iran announced a four-day military exercise that would include air, naval and ground forces. The military said the exercise was meant to test command and control amid foreign threats to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities.]

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