Israel National News reports: “Newly-installed Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian begged Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei not to attack Israel and risk causing a region-wide war, Iran International, a London-based media platform for the Iranian opposition, reported.

Anonymous sources told Iran International that the Iranian government is divided on the question of whether to retaliate against Israel for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, where he was visiting to attend Pezeshkian’s inauguration.

Iran and its Supreme Leader have been vowing for the last week to make Israel pay for the assassination of Haniyeh, which Israel has not claimed responsibility for. In addition, the Hezbollah terrorist organization, Iran’s most powerful proxy, has vowed to retaliate for the assassination of one if its most senior leaders, Fuad Shukr, which took place hours before Haniyeh was killed.

Pezeshkian is reportedly concerned that if Iran attack Israel and Israel retaliates, the damage to Iran’s infrastructure and economy could be catostrophic and even cause the collapse of the Islamic Republic…”