Lebanese security sources reported a surge in coordination meetings between Hezbollah leaders and representatives of Iran’s Quds Force over the past week, as regional developments and escalating protests in Iran have pushed the issue back onto the U.S.-Israeli agenda.

Sources close to Hezbollah, speaking to Erem News on condition of anonymity, said the meetings followed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington, the expanding unrest in Iran, and the shockwaves caused by the rapid U.S. operation in Venezuela that led to Nicolás Maduro’s arrest and the installation of a transitional administration.

The sources emphasized that the meetings did not result in “offensive decisions.” Instead, they focused on defensive planning, updating risk assessments, and preparing rapid-response measures for two potential scenarios: a strike beginning in Iran that would require Hezbollah to manage responses from Lebanon, or a strike targeting Hezbollah first to neutralize the group before or in conjunction with any action against Iran.

Lebanese officials said the events in Venezuela – where a sudden U.S. military intervention removed Maduro while establishing a transitional leadership – have heightened Hezbollah’s sense of urgency.

“It provides a new mental model, showing that Washington could suddenly shift from political pressure to coercive action and then manage the aftermath,” one source said.

According to Lebanese security officials, last week’s discussions focused on three practical priorities. First, minimizing Lebanon’s exposure to the “shock of the strike,” with Hezbollah concentrating on internal and security risk management rather than triggering a broad confrontation that could immediately expand Israel’s target list.

Second, the meetings addressed narrative management ahead of any potential strike. The goal is to control messaging so that Lebanon is not drawn into additional sanctions or further international isolation, particularly amid ongoing debates over Hezbollah’s exclusive armament and the Lebanese army’s potential second-phase deployment north of the Litani River.

The third priority was operational: updating deployment and protection protocols, reducing fixed positions, dispersing sensitive personnel, and developing more flexible communication channels in anticipation of jamming, severed lines, or precision strikes.

Sources stressed that while such meetings usually form part of a broader “axis mechanism,” this week’s discussions were guided by a single assumption: the threat is now imminent, and the scenarios are no longer theoretical.

They declined to provide specific names or locations, saying some meetings were held “inside southern Beirut suburbs” via established security liaison channels, while others were conducted through “direct and secure communication” with Tehran, without large delegations, to avoid surveillance or targeting.

The sources confirmed that Quds Force commanders, along with Hezbollah political and field officials, requested and led the meetings. They said three sessions have taken place over the past week.