When Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian traveled to Qatar this Sunday, he declared that “no one” could “guarantee control of the situation” if Israel launched a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip.
Iran’s foreign minister warned this Sunday, October 15, in Doha that “no one” could “guarantee control of the situation” if Israel launched a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip, according to his ministry.
Hossein Amir-Abdollahian was visiting Qatar, where he discussed “the situation in the Palestinian territories” with the Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, Qatari news agency QNA said.
The Islamic Republic provides financial and military support to Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist movement that launched a bloody attack against Israel on October 7, sparking a deadly war in the Gaza Strip. However, she rejects the allegations of her involvement in the attack.
The fear of a second front
“If the Zionist regime’s attacks against the defenseless population of Gaza continue, no one can guarantee control of the situation and the prospect of an expansion of the conflict,” Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said, according to a statement from his ministry.
As Israel prepares to launch a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip, it fears the opening of a second front on its northern border with Lebanon if Hezbollah, another Iranian-backed movement, decides to intervene to support its Palestinian ally.