Qatar rejected the plan, while Saudi Arabia stayed cautious amid rising regional risks.

The proposed operation targeted Hezbollah positions in the Bekaa Valley and sought to press Hezbollah into accepting new security arrangements.

Iraq reportedly opposed the intervention, while the United Arab Emirates was said to back financing the effort.

Tehran threatened to deploy multiple pressure points across Syria—across the Syrian-Iraqi border, in Homs, the coastal region, and near Aleppo—if the plan moved forward.

Iran blocked a US-backed plan for a Syrian military intervention in Lebanon and warned Damascus against any move against Hezbollah.