‘Israeli’ intel indicates Iran preparing multi-front attack with allies: Hebrew media

Iran is allegedly preparing a broad, coordinated multi-front assault on ‘Israel’ involving its own forces alongside Hezbollah, Hamas, the Houthis, and Iraqi militias, according to ‘Israeli’ intelligence assessments cited by The Jerusalem Post.

The strategy aims to launch simultaneous attacks from several directions, correcting the uncoordinated nature of the October 7, 2023, Hamas operation.

‘Israeli’ assessments indicate Tehran is working to combine these elements into a single campaign from the outset.

On October 7, Hamas struck without the other fronts opening in full parallel coordination.

Internal Hamas documents seized in Gaza after the attack showed that then-leader Yahya Sinwar sought to “connect and prepare the external fronts,” including Lebanon, Syria, and Sinai, and to establish communications mechanisms in advance.

However, published US and ‘Israeli’ assessments later found that Iran and Hezbollah had not been fully informed of the details or precise timing.

Hezbollah opened fire in the north afterward but did not mount a large-scale attack that same morning.

Sinwar had believed the initial success would draw the others in.

Tehran is now reportedly seeking to close that gap, making multi-front pressure an integral part of the planning rather than a hoped-for secondary development.

Signs of renewed coordination have already appeared.

A report last month noted that the ‘Israeli’ military identified Hamas and Hezbollah increasing joint activity with Iranian assistance to pressure ‘Israel’ from both north and south.

Recent reports further allege that senior Quds Force officials held talks with commanders from Hezbollah, the Houthis, and Iraqi militias about expanding the confrontation.

Two senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officers claimed that, during an earlier period of relative calm, Quds Force officials conducted conference calls with commanders from those three fronts and that Iranian advisers worked with them on the ground.

The leadership change in Hamas also factors into the picture.

Khalil al-Hayya, elected overall leader in July, maintains strong ties with Iran and strengthens the faction within Hamas committed to close strategic relations with Tehran.
Iranian efforts to accelerate missile and drone production and restore damaged capabilities accompany the coordination drive.

Joint training, tighter operational and personal links, and greater alignment on political and military decisions have also been recorded.