In a statement that is not without meanings of great importance in understanding Iran’s strategic shift from the policy of building its military arms in some Arab countries, Iran denied its involvement in the bombing of the home of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. It did not stop at the denial, but rather followed up its denial with the confirmation that the party that carried out the bombing was Hezbollah, which has not issued any statement so far claiming responsibility for the operation.

After October 7, the United States and Israel were convinced that Iran would only support Hamas in the media, including naive threats to wipe out the Zionist entity, while Iran believed that Operation Flood of Al-Aqsa had actually shaken the entity and threatened its fate.

Phrases like “We will wipe Israel off the map” are popular in Iranian discourse, and they are not uttered by writers close to the regime or official newspapers, but by political leaders and senior military commanders in the Revolutionary Guard.