Iran and its regional allies are preparing a coordinated response meant to deter Israel but avert all-out war, sources and analysts said, after Tel Aviv assassinated top Hamas and Hezbollah figures. Iranian officials met in Tehran with representatives of “Axis of Resistance” — Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis — to discuss retaliation for Israel’s assassinations of Hamas’ top political leader and lead negotiator Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah’s senior military commander Fuad Shukr, AFP news agency said, citing a source close to the Lebanese group.
