MOSCOW, March 17. /TASS/. Tehran opts for a war of attrition; Donald Trump plans to postpone his visit to China; and Europe faces increased risks of terrorist attacks due to the conflict around Iran. These stories topped Tuesday’s newspaper headlines across Russia.
Tehran must "activate all fronts" against Israel, the Palestinian group Hamas said in a confidential message to Iran, expressing its readiness to join the war. The Iranian Foreign Ministry has stated that a ceasefire is out of the question for now, Nezavisimaya Gazeta writes.
Meanwhile, sources at Israel’s Kan news outlet claim that the Iranian leadership is divided on what to do next. Some in political circles call for an immediate end to military operations, while others insist they should continue. The "hawks" include officers of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Kan’s sources say. However, they add that Iran has no centralized system of power left following the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, with the fate of the new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei still unclear.
Not all of Iran’s allies have joined the war. In particular, members of Yemen’s Ansar Allah movement, capable of launching projectiles and drones towards the Jewish state, seek to keep their distance. In contrast, the Lebanon-based Hezbollah movement is actively engaged against Israel. In addition, Shia groups in Iraq have stepped up attacks in recent days.
