Hezbollah lawmaker claims Iran can defend itself without support from allies like Hezbollah.
Hezbollah MP Raed Berro said that Hezbollah would not join a war if Israel were to attack Iran, arguing that Tehran is fully capable of defending itself.
Speaking in a January 13, 2026 interview with Red TV on YouTube, Berro dismissed remarks by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who suggested Hezbollah should open a front against Israel if Iran is attacked. Berro said Iran had already demonstrated its ability to fight during the previous “12 Day War,” which he claimed involved the United States, without assistance from any allies.
He emphasized that Iran would respond to an attack like any sovereign country and repeated that it does not need Hezbollah or anyone else to defend it, stating: “The Iranians do not need anyone to defend them.”