Direct conflict with Iran ‘not highly likely’

Strategic Analysis Australia Director Peter Jennings says direct conflict with Iran is not “highly likely”. His comments come after Iran launched drones and a missile barrage against Israel. Mr Jennings said he thinks the next thing that might be seen is a “large-scale Israeli campaign in the North of Israel going into southern Lebanon to attack Hezbollah”. “I think direct conflict with Iran is not highly likely,” he said. “Israel is justifiably fearful of Hezbollah being able to do on a much larger scale what Hamas did down in the south. “If Hezbollah attempts to do that in the north of the country that’s a large, populated area, it really does present an existential threat to the future security of Israel.”