Overview
- Saudi channel Al-Hadath reported that U.S. envoy to Turkey Tom Barrack told Baghdad an Israeli campaign in Lebanon was imminent.
- The reported message said the operation would continue until Hezbollah is stripped of its weapons.
- Barrack was said to urge Iraq to avoid involvement and warned Israel could strike inside Iraq if pro-Iran militias intervened.
- The warning was reported after an airstrike in Beirut’s Dahiyeh killed senior Hezbollah figure Ali Tabatabai following months of relative calm.
- Separate reports said Washington pressed Lebanon over Hezbollah and signaled possible broader Israeli airstrikes, with U.S. envoy Morgan Ortagus slated to visit Israel and Lebanon this week.