Khamenei Hezbollah strategic mandate Iran
Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei affirmed Hezbollah's role as a strategic priority for Iran during ongoing US-backed disarmament efforts in Lebanon.
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Iranian support for Hezbollah shapes regional stability and US foreign policy calculations in the Middle East.
Key entities
- Iran
- Hezbollah
- Lebanon
- Israel
- Benjamin Netanyahu
- Donald Trump
- Iran-backed
- Israeli
- Jd Vance
- Middle East
- Switzerland
- Tehran
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