Hezbollah condemns strikes on Iran but stops short of pledging to attack Israel

By Noam Lehmann and AFP 28 February 2026, 5:59 pm

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A Hezbollah flag flutters above the rubble of a building that was hit in January by an Israeli strike in the southern Lebanese village of Qannarit, on February 16, 2026. (Joseph EID / AFP)

Breaking its silence on the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, Tehran’s Lebanese proxy Hezbollah condemns the “American-Israeli hostilities against the Islamic Republic,” but stops short of pledging to retaliate against Israel.

“We call on countries and people of the region to stand strong in the face of these hostile designs,” Hezbollah says in a statement, warning that “its dire consequences will affect everyone without exception if left unchecked.”

“We’re certain that the American-Israeli enemy will be dealt a major blow, and reap nothing but failure from its criminal, tyrannical aggression,” Hezbollah says.

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem was scheduled to make a televised speech later today, but it was subsequently postponed.