‘No path forward except Jihad’: Iran’s Khamenei’s direct message to Hezbollah

NewsWorld'No path forward except Jihad': Khamenei's direct message to Hezbollah Mojtaba Khamenei said Iran sees protecting Hezbollah and Lebanon's territorial integrity as a strategic responsibility. 3 min readJul 27, 2026 09:28 AM IST First published on: Jul 27, 2026 at 09:26 AM IST Government supporters walk past a billboard depicting Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei. (AP Photo) Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has said Tehran views the defence of Lebanon’s Hezbollah fighters as a “strategic mandate”, and called for a complete, unconditional end to Israeli aggression against Lebanon as a condition for any deal to end Iran’s war with the US. What did Khamenei say to Hezbollah? In a post on X, Khamenei responded to a letter of allegiance from Hezbollah Secretary-Gener