Hezbollah readies for new regional war with funds from Iran, sources say

Hezbollah has spent three months preparing for a possible resumption of hostilities with Israel after receiving an infusion of cash from Iran, according to Lebanese security personnel briefed on its activities.

Two Lebanese security sources told Reuters the group used a lull in hostilities since June to rearm, focusing on procuring explosives and producing drones that can be flown into Israeli positions.

One of those sources, and another person close to Hezbollah, said the group received tens of millions of dollars from Iran to boost its military capabilities. That sum is separate from around $200 million Reuters reported earlier this month that the group received from Tehran to aid displaced families.

Sources also told Reuters the group has been restoring command-and-control structures that broke down in key battles, although its stockpiles and fighting force are not yet fully prepared, the sources said.

Hezbollah’s media office told Reuters that Israel’s occupation of Lebanese land made resistance a legitimate right, and rejected the suggestion that its command-and-control systems had broken down. Israel’s military declined to comment, and Iran’s mission in Geneva did not immediately respond.

A US State Department spokesman said Washington would keep strangling Hezbollah’s finances through sanctions, while a US Treasury spokesperson said Iran was running out of money and ways to move money.

Sources: Reuters, 26 October 2026; Reuters, 7 October 2026, on the $200 million for displaced families.