{"id":330398,"date":"2025-04-11T14:37:41","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T13:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=330398"},"modified":"2025-04-11T14:37:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T13:37:41","slug":"iran-news-tehran-uses-hezbollah-disarmament-talk-as-tactical-move-to-delay-escalation-before-u-s-talks-al-arab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/iran-news-tehran-uses-hezbollah-disarmament-talk-as-tactical-move-to-delay-escalation-before-u-s-talks-al-arab\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News: Tehran Uses Hezbollah Disarmament Talk as Tactical Move to Delay Escalation Before U.S. Talks \u2013 Al-Arab"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_330399\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-330399\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-330399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/al-arab-iran-hezbollah-disarmament-10042025.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of Al-Arab newspaper on April 10, 2025, featuring the headline: \u201cHezbollah\u2019s Willingness to Discuss Disarmament Is an Iranian Move to Calm Tensions with Trump Ahead of Muscat Talks\u201d\" width=\"1000\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/al-arab-iran-hezbollah-disarmament-10042025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/al-arab-iran-hezbollah-disarmament-10042025-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/al-arab-iran-hezbollah-disarmament-10042025-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/al-arab-iran-hezbollah-disarmament-10042025-741x420.jpg 741w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/al-arab-iran-hezbollah-disarmament-10042025-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/al-arab-iran-hezbollah-disarmament-10042025-696x395.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-330399\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Screenshot of Al-Arab newspaper on April 10, 2025, featuring the headline: \u201cHezbollah\u2019s Willingness to Discuss Disarmament Is an Iranian Move to Calm Tensions with Trump Ahead of Muscat Talks\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"328\" data-end=\"961\">In a move interpreted by observers as a calculated maneuver rather than a genuine shift in strategy, <a href=\"https:\/\/alarab.news\/%D9%82%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%AD%D8%B2%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%A8%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%B4%D8%A9-%D9%86%D8%B2%D8%B9-%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%87-%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A5%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%A6%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A8-%D9%82%D8%A8%D9%84-%D9%85%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%82%D8%B7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em data-start=\"429\" data-end=\"438\">Al-Arab<\/em> reported on April 10<\/a>, 2025, that the clerical regime in Iran is signaling readiness to discuss the disarmament of its regional proxies \u2014 a gesture widely seen as part of a broader deception strategy aimed at buying time before high-stakes nuclear negotiations with the United States in Muscat. While <em data-start=\"716\" data-end=\"725\">Al-Arab<\/em> outlines the sequence of these developments as a diplomatic initiative, the underlying premise appears to point to Tehran\u2019s attempt to \u201cdelay strikes and participate in the Muscat meeting,\u201d while giving the appearance of de-escalation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"963\" data-end=\"1281\">\u201cIt is no coincidence,\u201d <em data-start=\"987\" data-end=\"996\">Al-Arab<\/em> wrote, \u201cthat statements from the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in Iraq emerged just days before similar remarks from Hezbollah on Wednesday.\u201d The paper emphasized this coordination reflects \u201ca clear and calculated Iranian decision to calm tensions with Trump before Muscat talks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1283\" data-end=\"1560\">A senior Hezbollah <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/facing-calls-disarm-hezbollah-ready-discuss-weapons-if-israel-withdraws-senior-2025-04-08\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official told <em data-start=\"1316\" data-end=\"1325\">Reuters<\/em><\/a> the group is \u201cready to discuss the future of its weapons with President Joseph Aoun if Israel withdraws from southern Lebanon and stops its airstrikes.\u201d According to <em data-start=\"1492\" data-end=\"1501\">Al-Arab<\/em>, such a possibility \u201cwas unimaginable just two years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> News: Lebanese President\u2019s Call to Disarm <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Hezbollah?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Hezbollah<\/a> Delivers Blow to Tehran<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oa3HQ459Kw\">https:\/\/t.co\/oa3HQ459Kw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1909662175817261277?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1562\" data-end=\"2037\">The report notes that the Iranian regime\u2019s apparent silence over the recent assassination of top Hezbollah and Hamas figures \u2014 some inside Iran \u2014 as well as its muted response to the killing of Qassem Soleimani in 2020, serves Tehran\u2019s effort to present itself as capable of both instigating and de-escalating tensions when needed. \u201cIran wants Trump to believe that it holds real influence and can create a climate of calm in the region just as it stirred up escalation,\u201d the article said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2270\" data-end=\"2504\">Despite the talk of disarmament, <a href=\"https:\/\/alarab.news\/sites\/default\/files\/2025-04\/1_6.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em data-start=\"2303\" data-end=\"2312\">Al-Arab<\/em> notes<\/a> the underlying risks remain: \u201cLebanon cannot withstand a new war,\u201d warned Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, calling for a diplomatic path to transfer all weapons to the state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"2506\" data-end=\"2858\">Ultimately, the paper portrays Iran\u2019s latest moves not as a strategic concession, but as a tactical ploy. 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