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Israel's killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has given Iran a serious dilemma -- how to cope with the loss of a crucial ally and still maintain its regional influence.
This was reported by the "Economic Times".
Lebanon's Hezbollah group, which has long been armed and financed by Iran, on Saturday confirmed Nasrallah's death after Israel said it had "eliminated" him in an air strike on Beirut's southern suburbs.
His death was a sharp escalation in nearly a year of tit-for-tat cross-border exchanges between Hezbollah and Israel since the Gaza conflict began, and risks plunging the entire region into a wider war.
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed Nasrallah's death "will not be in vain", and First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref said it would bring about Israel's "destruction".
But it left Iran with "a serious dilemma", said Vaez, especially that the group's deterrence regarding Israel was now "in complete disarray".
Rebuilding Hezbollah will be no small feat for Tehran amid its mounting economic challenges.
Iran has been reeling from the economic impact of international sanctions, which have contributed to soaring inflation, high unemployment and a record low rate for the Iranian rial against the US dollar.
Still, Vaez said Iran "has every interest in trying to preserve whatever remains of Hezbollah. Hezbollah is Iran's shield."
"I don't think Iranians would give up on almost 40 years of investment in this project overnight because a dozen people were eliminated," he added.
Another strong dilemma Iran may face is communicating with Hezbollah and the transfer of weapons, analysts say.
On Friday, Israel's military vowed to prevent Iran from supplying Hezbollah with weapons via Beirut airport, saying its fighters were patrolling the skies above.
"It is too late now for Iran to support Hezbollah with weapons," said political commentator Mossadegh Mossadeghpour.
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