US intelligence agencies believe that Hezbollah militants may carry out attacks inside the United States or target American diplomats overseas.
According to the officials, “US personnel in the Middle East would likely be the first targets for the Iran-backed militant group.”
“US intelligence agencies are gathering data on Hezbollah that suggests it could be considering attacks on both US troops and diplomatic personnel overseas,” stated the news organisation.
Hezbollah Possesses a vast global network
“The chance for an assault on US soil is also growing as tensions in the region escalate,” Politico stated.
Jerrymusa.com reports that the officials will not, however, go into specifics about the kinds of strikes that Hezbollah is capable of. They claim that Hezbollah “possesses a vast global network that would enable the organisation to employ its agents.”
To launch an assault within the United States.” However, intelligence services claim that other groups in the area lack these kinds of resources.
Politico notes that an assault on US forces and diplomats abroad or on US soil “would deal a blow to the Biden administration.”
“It would also likely draw Washington back into the Middle East at a time when it is trying to focus its national security resources on countering China and Russia,” the publication said.
As previously indicated by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Washington was attempting to diplomatically support the efforts of the Hezbollah Shia movement, the Lebanese government, and the Israeli government to prevent a deterioration.
Abu Taqwa, a Harakat commander, was murdered on January 4 in Baghdad by a US drone strike.
In response to attacks against the US-led coalition forces in Iraq and Syria, the US Central Command claimed on December 26, 2023, that it had carried out strikes on targets in Iraq that belonged to the Kataib Hezbollah Shia group.
The US strikes were denounced by the Iraqi government as an act of aggression that violated their nation’s sovereignty.