Overview

• US Special Envoy for Syria Thomas Barrack told reporters that Hezbollah’s entry into the Iran-Israel war would be a “very, very, very bad decision”.
• Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem pledged “all forms of support” to Iran in its escalating exchange of strikes with Israel.
• The United States is urging Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah under a ceasefire deal from last year that mandates a state monopoly on arms.
• Despite condemning Israel’s strikes on Iran, Hezbollah has stopped short of announcing plans to open a front against Israel.
• President Donald Trump has said he will decide within two weeks whether the United States will join Israel in its conflict with Iran.