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Hezbollah warns Lebanon not to make it a target, Khamenei cautions US against complacency

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Hezbollah warns Lebanon not to make it a target, Khamenei cautions US against complacency

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TL;DR

Hezbollah reportedly warned the Lebanese government not to make the organization a target, according to a post on Israeli-observed Telegram channels. Separately, Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei warned the United States not to be complacent, the same post says. The messages appear to signal a renewed "no" policy from both the Lebanese and Iranian fronts.

01 · THE DISPATCH

According to a single report circulating on Israeli-monitored Telegram channels, Hezbollah has issued a warning to the Lebanese government: "Do not make us a target." The same post reports that Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei warned the United States: "Do not be complacent." The combined statements are framed by the source as a return to a 'policy of noes' from both Lebanon and Iran — a reference to the two fronts issuing red lines and demands rather than concessions.

The report is attributed to a single source whose sourcing is not independently confirmed by The Zioneer. The Hezbollah statement's exact recipient and delivery method are not specified, and Khamenei's warning does not appear in official Iranian state media reports as of this writing. The Zioneer has previously covered Hezbollah's conditional restraint posture (June 15), the organization's shock after the Dahieh strike (June 8), and US efforts to manage escalation on the northern front (June 18). These reports contextualize the current statements as part of an ongoing information war, though the specific warnings here are unverified.

02 · How it developed

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