Hezbollah Chief Says Lebanese Terror Group Concerned With Confronting US Threat Against Iran
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Category: WARS & RUMORS OF WARS
Summary:
Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem stated that the group is concerned about confronting potential threats from the United States against Iran, especially any targeting of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The remarks came amid heightened tensions following a crackdown on protests in Iran, with President Donald Trump warning of a possible US response and Tehran threatening a “holy war” if Khamenei is attacked. Qassem said Hezbollah is determined to defend itself and is not neutral, though it has yet to decide how to act. He also mentioned that mediators informed the group that the US and Israel might target Hezbollah if an attack on Iran occurs, warning that such a conflict could ignite the entire region.
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Scripture: Proverbs 16:7 (NASB 1977)
"When a man's ways are pleasing to the LORD, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him."
Commentary:
Threat talk and alliance signaling are meant to shape decisions before shots are fired. It’s tense. People in border towns live with packed bags and a phone that won’t stop buzzing. Proverbs places the real center of gravity in God’s hands, not in threats from militias or superpowers. This standoff involves Israel’s northern frontier—land God gave to Israel—so the pressure carries unique prophetic weight. Scripture describes end-time patterns where shifting alignments and escalating warnings test leaders and populations.
Prophetic Trend:
Rising deterrence talk and alliance positioning around Iran is tightening regional fault lines, with Israel’s covenant borderlands sitting directly under the pressure point.
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Source Excerpt:
Lebanon’s Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem gives a televised speech from an unknown location in this still image obtained from a video released Dec. 5, 2025. Photo: Al Manar TV/REUTERS TV/via REUTERS The leader of Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist group, Naim Qassem, said on Monday that his group was concerned about confronting Washington’s threat against Iran, particularly any threat against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Tensions between Iran and the United States have grown following a severe crackdown on protests across Iran in which thousands were killed in the past few weeks, which President Donald Trump said could lead to a US response. Tehran said any attack on Khamenei would trigger a “holy war.” “We are concerned with what is happening and targeted by potential aggression. We are determined to defend ourselves. We will choose in due course how to act, whether to intervene or not … but we are not neutral,” Qassem said in a televised address. The Hezbollah leader said mediators had told the group the US and Israel were considering hitting it in case there was an attack on Iran, saying that a war on Iran could ignite the entire region this time. Hezbollah was seve...
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Posted on 01-26-2026 12:20