Iran's Supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei praised Hezbollah and said there is “no path forward except jihad and resistance”. He reaffirmed Tehran's support for the group, calling its defence a strategic mandate and demanding an end to Israeli aggression against Lebanon. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has said Tehran considers the defence of Lebanon's Hezbollah fighters a “strategic mandate” and called for the “absolute, unconditional termination” of Israeli aggression against Lebanon as a condition... [1993 chars]