“The Hezbollah leader hasn’t learned from his predecessors and is threatening to act against Israel,” he said about the Iranian proxy groups’ former leader, Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed by Israeli airstrikes in September.

One of Israel’s most feared scenarios has long been that Iran would unleash an attack on it in coordination with its powerful network of proxy militias.

Hezbollah congratulated Iran on its successful operation against Israel and the U.S., calling it a decisive victory that marks a new era in regional equations.