据《耶路撒冷邮报》报道，这一战术转变恰逢真主党与伊朗准备在该地区进行军事对抗，分析师警告称，如果华盛顿专门打击伊朗政权，真主党已准备好“启动”。
“如果[德黑兰政权]感到受到威胁，向以色列和美国地区资产发动真主党攻击的可能性将大幅增加，”中东研究所高级研究员罗斯·哈里森(Ross Harrison)告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。
“真主党不会立即启动，除非袭击直接针对伊斯兰共和国的领导层。但作为逐步回应的一部分，真主党可能会被视为一项资产，”他表示。
哈里森解释说：“如果伊朗面临生存风险，那么伊朗可能会不顾一切，试图最大限度地调动真主党。”
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“作为逐步回应的一部分，真主党可能会被视为一项资产，”中东研究所高级研究员罗斯·哈里森(Ross Harrison)告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。(Fadel Itani/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
美国总统唐纳德·特朗普此前给了伊朗10至15天的期限来回应一项协议，这引发了一个问题：如果德黑兰不遵守，华盛顿可能采取什么步骤。
新一轮谈判定于周四在日内瓦举行，预计将重点讨论伊朗的核计划，包括铀浓缩水平和制裁解除问题。
哈里森解释说：“白宫关于伊朗问题的决策圈非常小，总统亲自密切掌控一切。”
他补充说，任何直接打击伊朗政权的决定可能都取决于特朗普的顾问核心圈。
“通常情况下，国家安全委员会和更广泛的情报界会有意见输入，”哈里森说。“由于白宫的决策过程不透明，很难知道这些意见有多少被采纳。”
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美国与伊朗的另一轮谈判定于周四在日内瓦举行。(Getty Images)
“如果美国与[沙特和阿联酋]接触，他们会收到关于这场战争可能蔓延到更广泛地区的警告，这对美国及其盟友将是有害的，”他补充道。
哈里森还警告说，“存在袭击在该地区蔓延的可能性，包括以色列可能遭受伊朗直接弹道导弹袭击和真主党袭击，以及海湾阿拉伯国家可能遭受伊朗直接袭击，也可能通过也门胡塞武装袭击。”
地区媒体报道还暗示伊朗与真主党的关系正在加强。消息人士告诉Al Arabiya和Al Hadath，伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队军官一直在重建真主党的军事基础设施并管理战略战争计划。
哈里森解释说，这种协调是在真主党领导层发生变化之后进行的。
“自去年以色列杀害真主党领导人哈桑·纳斯鲁拉以来，双方的关系和行动协调在一定程度上已重新建立，”他说。
“几十年来，伊斯兰革命卫队一直支持黎巴嫩的真主党，”他补充说，“特别是鉴于去年6月伊朗核设施遭到破坏，重新建立联系的努力似乎正在进行。”
IRAN划定导弹红线，分析师警告德黑兰在拖延与美国的谈判
“自去年以色列杀害真主党领导人哈桑·纳斯鲁拉以来，双方的关系和行动协调在一定程度上已重新建立，”哈里森说。(Marwan Naamani/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images)
“伊朗正试图复活其失去的资产，如导弹计划及其与真主党的联系，”哈里森说。
“几十年来，伊朗一直将真主党视为抵御以色列或美国袭击的威慑资产。由于真主党有自己的利益，与伊朗有关联但又独立，其领导层是否会完全听从德黑兰的指挥尚不清楚，”他总结道。
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据报道，真主党和伊斯兰革命卫队的这些动态发生之际，最高领袖阿亚图拉·阿里·哈梅内伊任命亲密盟友阿里·拉里贾尼为该国事实上的领导人。
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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has tightened control over Hezbollah in the Middle East amid looming prospects of potential U.S. strikes, according to reports.
According to the Jerusalem Post, the tactical shift comes as Hezbollah and Iran prepare for military confrontation in the region, with analysts warning that if Washington specifically strikes the regime, Hezbollah is ready to be “activated.”
“If the [regime in Tehran] feels threatened, the likelihood of unleashing Hezbollah against Israel and U.S. regional assets increases substantially,” Ross Harrison, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, told Fox News Digital.
“Hezbollah would not be activated right away, unless the attack immediately targets the leadership of the Islamic Republic. But as part of a graduated response, Hezbollah will likely be seen as an asset,” he said.
“If it faces an existential risk, then Iran may throw caution to the wind and try to deploy Hezbollah to the maximum,” Harrison explained.
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“As part of a graduated response, Hezbollah will likely be seen as an asset,” Ross Harrison, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, told Fox News Digital.(Fadel Itani/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
President Donald Trump previously gave Iran a deadline of 10 to 15 days to respond to a deal, raising questions about what steps Washington could take if Tehran fails to comply.
A new round of talks is now scheduled for Thursday in Geneva and expected to focus on Iran’s nuclear program, including uranium enrichment levels and sanctions relief.
“The decision-making circle in the [White House] is very small regarding Iran, with the president keeping a close hand on it all,” Harrison explained.
He added that any decision to directly target the Iranian regime would likely rest within Trump’s inner circle of advisers.
“Normally there is input from the [National Security Council] and the wider intelligence community,” Harrison said. “Since the decision-making process in the White House is opaque, it is hard to know how much of this is getting through.”
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Another round of talks between the U.S. and Iran is slated for Thursday in Geneva.(Getty Images)
“If the U.S. is engaging with [the Saudis and Emiratis], they are getting warnings about the possibility of this war spreading to the broader region, which would be deleterious to the U.S. and its allies,” he added.
Harrirson also warned that there was “potential for attacks to spread across the region, to Israel through direct Iranian ballistic attacks and via Hezbollah, and to the Gulf Arab states through Iran directly and possibly via the Houthis from Yemen.”
Regional media reports also suggest Iran’s ties with Hezbollah are strengthening. Sources told Al Arabiya and Al Hadath that IRGC officers have been rebuilding Hezbollah’s military infrastructure and managing strategic war plans.
The coordination follows changes within Hezbollah’s leadership, Harrison explained.
“Since the killing by Israel of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah last year, ties and operational coordination have to some degree been reestablished,” he said.
“The IRGC has supported Hezbollah in Lebanon for decades,” he said, adding that efforts to reestablish ties appear to be occurring “particularly in light of the [destruction of Iran’s nuclear sites] last June.”
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“Since the killing by Israel of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah last year, ties and operational coordination have to some degree been reestablished,” Harrison said.(Marwan Naamani/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images)
“Iran is trying to resurrect lost assets, such as its missile program and its connections to Hezbollah,” Harrison said.
“Hezbollah has been seen for decades by Iran as a deterrence asset against an Israeli or American attack. Since Hezbollah has its own interests, connected to but separate from Iran, whether its leadership will go all the way for Tehran is unknown,” he concluded.
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The developments surrounding Hezbollah and the IRGC came as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has appointed close ally Ali Larijani as the country’s de facto leader, according to reports.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House for comment.
Emma Bussey is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital. Before joining Fox, she worked at The Telegraph with the U.S. overnight team, across desks including foreign, politics, news, sport and culture.