JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A Hezbollah source who spoke with the French news agency AFP said that the Lebanese terrorist organization would not intervene in the event of a “limited strike” by the United States against Iran. However, according to the source, an attack on Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, would constitute a “red line.”

Israel has already conveyed warnings that in such a scenario it would severely damage civilian infrastructure, including Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport.

At the same time, the Houthi rebels and Iraqi pro-Iranian militias will have no such scruples in attacking Israel in the wake of even a limited strike on Iran. The Houthis, who receive extensive support from the Ayatollah’s regime warned that they are ready to intervene if Iran is attacked.

The signal is unequivocal: if the conflict erupts, it will not be confined to the Persian Gulf or specific nuclear facilities. “The war will not be limited,” spokespeople for the Houthis and Iraqi militias asserted, in a message aimed at deterring any direct offensive against the Iranian regime.

In a potential scenario of open war against Iran, the Houthis could: Intensify attacks against ships linked to Israel or the United States, attempt to block traffic through Bab el-Mandeb, and expand the use of longer-range missiles against regional strategic targets.

The global economic impact would be immediate, especially on energy trade and routes between Asia and Europe.

The Iraqi pro-Iran militias could coordinate attacks against bases with a US troop presence, initiate actions against the “Green Zone” in Baghdad, and organize sabotage operations against energy infrastructure. This could force Washington to disperse military resources and could generate an escalation that would be difficult to contain.

The reports of possible interventions by Iranian proxies come amid concerns that the US cannot maintain a long military campaign in Iran. An Israeli intelligence official told the UK’s Financial Times this week that Israel believes that, despite assembling a massive military force in the region including two aircraft carriers, the US only has the capacity to sustain four or five days of intense aerial assault on Iran.

The official said that the force could maintain at most a week of lower-intensity strikes. Israel is said to be fearful that limited US strikes on Iran could only embolden the regime.

Meanwhile, Bloomberg reported that Iran has been loading oil onto tankers at a rapid pace in recent days. According to the report, this may be a possible indication that the Islamic Republic is preparing for the possibility of an American strike.