US EditionHezbollah Supporters Mourn Khamenei in Lebanon Mass Rally
Hezbollah vowed to confront US and Israel after Iran's supreme leader was killed in strikes; Lebanese authorities fear possible intervention amid ongoing regional tensions.
- On Sunday , thousands of Hezbollah supporters gathered in Beirut's southern suburbs to mourn Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, waving Hezbollah and Iranian flags and lifting his pictures while crying.
- The U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Saturday, killing Khamenei on February 28, 2026, prompting Iranian retaliation.
- Naim Qassem, Hezbollah chief, vowed on March 1 to confront the US and Israel, saying, `We will undertake our duty of confronting the aggression` after succeeding Hassan Nasrallah.
- Lebanese authorities warned that Hezbollah might intervene to support Iran, while President Joseph Aoun said on March 1 that "the decision of war and peace rests solely with the Lebanese state," and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam rejected the prospect of Lebanon being dragged into war.
- Having been heavily battered, Lebanon's recent history shows Hezbollah did not intervene during its 12-day war last June, and many Lebanese are tired, risking domestic strain if conflict expands.
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Leader Hezbollah, Naim Qasem, reminded Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, calling him a martyr who leaves behind ten million followers, transmits BBC.
The so-called "Eix of Resistance", of groups supported by Iran in the Middle East, condemned the "brutal Zionist-American aggression" that killed Ali Khamenei. Hezbollah, Lebanon, promised to respond.
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The Economic TimesLebanon's Hezbollah vows to ‘confront aggression’ by US, Israel
Lebanese group Hezbollah has pledged to confront the United States and Israel. This comes after joint strikes on Iran and the death of its supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Hezbollah is organizing a show of support for its ally Iran. The group's chief condemned the assassination as a crime. Lebanon's Prime Minister has rejected being drawn into war.
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