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In the Middle East, Iran has signaled a willingness to support a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. This development potentially marks a shift in Iran’s long-standing backing of Hezbollah, which it has financed and armed for decades. Recent Israeli airstrikes in Beirut’s southern suburbs and southern Lebanon targeted Hezbollah infrastructure, including command centers, rocket launchers, and tunnels. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) also conducted targeted assassinations, notably killing Hezbollah's media chief Muhammad Afif in a Beirut building, signaling a strategic intensification of their campaign against the Iran-backed group.