Hezbollah Ready to Defend Lebanon Against Israel, Iran Warns

Iran’s mission to the United Nations declared that Hezbollah is prepared to defend Lebanon against Israel. The mission warned of the possibility of regional conflict if Israel makes any imprudent moves. Tensions between Israel and Hezbollah have been escalating, raising concerns of a new war.

Iran's mission to the United Nations said on Friday that Hezbollah has the capability to defend itself and Lebanon against Israel, warning that "perhaps the time for the self-annihilation of this illegitimate regime has come."

"Any imprudent decision by the occupying Israeli regime to save itself could plunge the region into a new war," Iran's U.N. mission posted on X amid escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah.