Hezbollah unlikely to attack Israel in case of US-Iran war unless regime under threat - report

Hezbollah is unlikely to join a US-Iran war unless Iran's regime faces an existential threat, according to a UAE state-owned outlet citing a senior Lebanese official. The official said a red line was crossed when Khamenei was killed on February 28. Separately, Hezbollah has rearmed with Iranian funds, receiving tens of millions of dollars plus $200 million previously, and restored command structures. An unverified report claims Trump pledged Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon if Beirut joins the Abraham Accords.

Hezbollah is not likely to join a US-Iran military confrontation unless the Iranian regime faces an existential threat, according to a Saturday report from UAE state-owned outlet The National, citing a senior Lebanese official. The official said an explicit red line was crossed when Khamenei was killed in a joint US-Israeli strike on February 28, and that Hezbollah would join the fight despite its weakened military capacity if the regime's survival was at stake. The official added that they had informed the Americans about this red line. Separately, Lebanese security sources told Reuters that Hezbollah has spent at least three months preparing for renewed hostilities with Israel after receiving tens of millions of dollars from Iran, in addition to around $200 million previously received. The group has been restoring command-and-control structures that broke down in key battles. A US State Department spokesman said Washington would keep strangling Hezbollah's finances through sanctions. The article also reports an unverified claim from Lebanese newspaper Ad-Diyar that President Trump pledged a full Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon if Beirut joins the Abraham Accords, but the report provided no documents, identified no diplomat, and offered no White House confirmation.