Nasrallah fully realizes that the decision to respond to Shukr’s assassination is not in his hands but in Tehran’s.
Israel has not yet responded. Hassan Nasrallah understands and smiles. And he is not alone.
Khamenei and Nasrallah were embarrassed by Sinwar's surprise attack on Oct. 7, and the Hezbollah joined out of a lack of choice.
In a speech by Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, he claimed any countries that would normalize with Israel were “betting on a losing horse.”
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