Hezbollah expresses ‘solidarity’ with Iran, doesn’t say if it will act

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Hezbollah expressed solidarity with Iran on Saturday as it came under attack from the United States and Israel, warning in a statement of dire consequences for the region without saying whether it would get involved.
Hezbollah, a Shiite Muslim militia and political party that has fought numerous conflicts with Israel since being established by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards ⁠in 1982, was ⁠severely weakened by Israel in a war in 2024, when its leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed.
Israel had warned Beirut that it would strike Lebanon hard, targeting civilian infrastructure including the airport, ⁠if Hezbollah involved itself in any US-Iran war.
In a statement, Hezbollah said the consequences of the US-Israeli plan would “affect everyone without exception if left unchallenged.” “We are confident that the American and Israeli enemy will receive a major blow,” it said.
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said he would not accept anyone dragging Lebanon into “adventures that threaten ⁠its ⁠security and unity,” a veiled message to Hezbollah.