Photo Credits : Italian army / Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.5 In a recent exchange between journalist and the Israeli ambassador in Washington, the latter stated that Israel don’t want the French near the negotiations, after the French president Emmanuel Macron criticized the way Israel was leading its operation against Hezbollah in south Lebanon. This statement, along the general posture of Israel towards France, seems to recall the complex position of the French diplomacy in t

Iran’s influence over the Middle East through proxy groups is going through a significant moment. It is difficult to imagine being bombarded by American and Israeli missiles while trying to connect with leaders from Hezbollah, who are in a similar situation being under fire from Israeli bombardments. Since Hezbollah receives monetary and munitions support from Iran, it could not have been unforeseen that the proxy group would retaliate against Israel after the killing of Iran