Reports: Hezbollah reassures state, Presidency threatens Hezbollah

The past 24 hours witnessed a “dramatic development” in Hezbollah’s stance regarding possible intervention in any war involving Iran, senior sources said.

Hezbollah sent reassuring messages to the Lebanese state through the open communication and dialogue channels, saying that it will abide by “combat neutrality” and will not engage in a confrontation should the situation descend into a war on Iran, the sources told the Nidaa al-Watan newspaper in remarks published Thursday.

Unnamed sources had told Al-Arabiya’s Al-Hadath channel overnight that the Lebanese Presidency had warned Hezbollah that it would face “a decisive measure from the state” should it “entangle Lebanon in war.”

A Hezbollah official had told AFP on Wednesday that the group will not intervene in the event of “limited” strikes on Iran, but warned that it will not stand idly by should the attacks target supreme guide Ali Khamenei or should they seek to topple the regime.