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Keeping Iran From Engaging, FAFSA Fiasco, Death Penalty

2024/9/25
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Jackie Northam:分析师认为,除非以色列对伊朗在伊朗境内的军事或核设施发动严重袭击,否则伊朗不太可能直接卷入以黎冲突。伊朗最担心的是与美国发生冲突,因此更有可能继续向真主党提供武器和来自叙利亚或伊拉克的民兵。伊朗总统在联合国表示,以色列试图通过袭击其最强大的代理人来诱使伊朗卷入更广泛的冲突。一些分析人士认为,以色列是在试探伊朗的底线,因为以色列在军事上取得了显著的成功,而真主党则出乎意料地处于劣势。

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As Israel and Hezbollah engage in open warfare, the world watches Iran, Hezbollah's key backer. While Iran has provided Hezbollah with financial, strategic, and military support, its direct involvement remains uncertain. Analysts suggest Iran is unlikely to intervene unless its own assets are directly threatened by Israel, preferring to supply weapons and militias to Hezbollah.
  • Iran has provided Hezbollah with financial, strategic, and military support.
  • Hezbollah is a key part of Iran's regional strategy.
  • Iran's biggest fear is getting involved in a war with the US.
  • Israel's attacks on Lebanon are seen as a way to provoke Iran into a broader conflict.

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As the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah intensifies, concern grows about the potential involvement of Iran. Last year, there were a number of issues with the form to get federal student aid. A new investigation is detailing what went wrong with FAFSA, and Missouri executed a man even though the office that worked to convict him says they made a mistake.*Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe) to the Up First newsletter.*Today's episode of Up First was edited by Vincent Ni, Nicole Cohen, Cheryl Corley, HJ Mai and Ally Schweitzer. It was produced by Iman Maani, Nia Dumas and Mansee Khurana. We get engineering support from Robert Rodriguez, and our technical director is Zac Coleman.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)