REPORT : IRAN SAYS DOESNT NEED HEZBOLLAH SUPPORT IN NEW WAR

What happened: An Iranian deputy foreign minister, Saeed Khatibzadeh, told Lebanese MPs that Iran does not need Hezbollah to intervene on its behalf in a new war and expects a renewed Iran-U.S. confrontation, according to a source cited by Asharq al-Awsat. Why it matters: Hezbollah signaled through MP Mohammad Raad that it does not intend to escalate, while Khatibzadeh said Iran would not accept a ceasefire unless it includes Lebanon and leads to implementing the Iranian-American memorandum of understanding.

An Iranian deputy foreign minister, Saeed Khatibzadeh, told Lebanese MPs that Iran does not need Hezbollah to intervene on its behalf in a new war and expects a renewed Iran-U.S. confrontation, according to a source cited by Asharq al-Awsat.

Hezbollah signaled through MP Mohammad Raad that it does not intend to escalate, while Khatibzadeh said Iran would not accept a ceasefire unless it includes Lebanon and leads to implementing the Iranian-American memorandum of understanding.