Kataib Hezbollah’s leader issued a rare call for worldwide war readiness—including potential martyrdom operations—in defense of Iran, reflecting a sharp rhetorical escalation amid intensifying U.S.–Iran tensions.

Iran-aligned militant groups across the region issued coordinated statements mourning Hezbollah commander Haitham Ali Tabatabai, using his death to reinforce unity, resistance messaging, and readiness for further confrontation with Israel.

Israel’s strike in Beirut that killed Hezbollah Chief of Staff Haytham Ali Tabatabai removes a key architect of the group’s rebuilt military apparatus but heightens pressure and risk around an already fragile Israel–Lebanon ceasefire.