At a time when tensions between Iran and Israel were on the verge of a war in the Middle East, Iran suddenly unleashed its goodwill to "stop fighting and use force", saying that it could give up its retaliation against Israel for the sake of peace in Gaza.
Israel's "Jerusalem Post" quoted a report by Iranian Arabic-language news media Jadeh Iran on the 8th, and an anonymous Arab diplomatic source revealed: Iran has told the United States that if the United States can ensure a ceasefire agreement in Gaza, Iran will no longer retaliate against Israel for the bombing of its embassy in Syria.
Previously, on April 1, Israel dispatched F-35 warplanes and fired six missiles from the Golan Heights, leveling the building of the consular section of the Iranian Embassy in Syria, killing seven Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officers and six Syrians inside.
It is obvious that Israel's actions are even more serious than the nature of the "assassination" of General Soleimani by the United States in those years. Because embassies are often considered an extension of sovereignty. Therefore, after the attack, there was a lot of excitement in Iran, and they demanded that "dignity be restored".
In order to appease the domestic people and safeguard sovereignty and dignity, Iran's Supreme Spiritual Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Raisi, Khamenei's Chief Military Adviser Salawi and other high-level Iranian officials have vowed to retaliate against Israel.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has also promised the Iranian people that it will take action against Israel. And the chief of the General Staff of the Iranian armed forces, Bagheri, said that the retaliatory action is ready and will be carried out at an opportune time.
In response to a possible Iranian attack, the IDF ordered all fighters to stop taking leave, and 28 embassies and consulates abroad were closed. In addition, Israel quietly withdrew its fighting forces in Gaza on the night of the 6th in order to strengthen Israel's internal defenses.
The United States has also issued an early warning that Iran is very likely to launch an attack on Israel within 48 hours, and warned Iran not to try to attack US military bases.
A major war in the Middle East seems inevitable. However, at this critical juncture, the Iranian side came to a "sudden brake" and sent a message to the United States: If the United States can broker a ceasefire in Gaza, Iran is willing to let Israel go and no longer retaliate against Israel for the destruction of the consulate building.
With regard to Iran's sudden move of "stopping hostilities and turning them into force," some analysts believe that this is Iran's "high-spirited festival" and that it is willing to endure the humiliation of "violating its sovereignty" for the sake of the survival of the people of Gaza and the cause of statehood of the Palestinian people, and that it is moving forward with a heavy burden. Of course, there are also views that Iran is looking for a step for "fear of war".
In fact, in the confrontation with Israel in the past few decades, it is not uncommon for Iran to "step on the brakes" on the spot.
For example, during the Syrian war in the past decade or so, the bases and military facilities of Iraqi militias in Syria have often been bombed by Israel, and Iran has vowed to retaliate directly against Israel every time, but it has often been thunder and rain, and finally it has not been done. Because of this, he was labeled as "saying the most ruthless words and being beaten the most viciously" by the public opinion field.
If this news from Iran's Arabic-language news media is true, then it is almost certain that Iran will still pursue a "cautious" strategy this time.