Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem. Photo: CollectedBEIRUT, Lebanon, March 1, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Lebanese militant group Hezbollah vowed Sunday to confront the United States and Israel over their strikes on the group's key backer Iran. "We will undertake our duty of confronting the aggression," Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said in a statement, adding that his movement would not leave "the field of honour and resistance". Khamenei was killed on Saturday as the United States and Israel jointly launched a barrage of ongoing strikes on the Islamic republic. Having emerged heavily battered from its own war with Israel, Hezbollah did not intervene on behalf of Iran during its 12-day war with Israel last June.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 01, 2026 11:53 UTC