Hezbollah Says Ready to Act as Iran Diplomat Meets Militants
- Iran’s top diplomat meets with Hezbollah, Hamas, Islamic Jihad
- Iran-backed groups have fought with Israel in the past
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Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group said it was prepared to act against Israel over its war in Gaza after its sponsor, Iran, warned the continued blockade of the Palestinian enclave could open up a new front in the conflict.
“We are fully prepared — when the time comes — for any action that we will carry out,” Hezbollah’s Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qasem said, according to the group’s Al Manar TV station.