BREAKING: ISRAEL HAS JUST LAUNCHED AIR STRIKES ON HEZBOLLAH TARGETS IN BEIRUT, ACTING ON DIRECT ORDERS FROM NETANYAHU, PER IDF.

IRAN HAS WARNED IT WILL DIRECTLY STRIKE ISRAEL IF NETANYAHU CARRIED OUT THIS EXACT STRIKE, WITH FOREIGN MINISTER ARAGHCHI SAYING ANY ATTACK ON BEIRUT WOULD BRING A "FULL-SCALE RESUMPTION OF THE WAR." — VIA @HORMUZLETTER

Direct orders from Netanyahu and Iran's pre-strike warning of a "full" response escalate geopolitical risk.