Officers from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps have effectively taken operational control of Hezbollah as Tehran prepares for the possibility of war with the United States and Israel, according to a report Saturday by Al Arabiya.

Citing sources close to Hezbollah, the network said several IRGC officers — some recently arrived in Lebanon from Iran — have been tasked with rebuilding the group’s military capabilities after 14 months of fighting with Israel significantly weakened its forces.

The Iranian officers are not only supervising the reconstruction effort but are also personally briefing Hezbollah operatives across Lebanon, the report said. According to the unnamed sources, IRGC personnel recently met with members of Hezbollah’s missile unit at a site in the Bekaa Valley that was struck overnight in a wave of Israeli air raids.

Lebanese media said at least 50 people were wounded and 12 killed in the strikes, including a senior Hezbollah officer. The Israel Defense Forces said it had targeted command centers used by both Hezbollah and Hamas.

The escalation comes as Israeli officials say they have detected signs that Hezbollah, particularly its rocket forces, is preparing to strike if Iran is attacked. Israel’s Kan public broadcaster reported that any such response would likely be coordinated with the IRGC, Iranian-backed Shiite militias in Iraq and Yemen’s Houthi rebels.

The Israeli daily Haaretz, citing unnamed military sources, reported that recent Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah positions were intended to further degrade the group’s capabilities amid growing concerns that regional tensions could spiral into a broader conflict.

Diplomatic maneuvering has unfolded alongside the military buildup. Israel’s Channel 12 reported that U.S. President Donald Trump is leaning toward military action against Iran but agreed, at the urging of envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, to give Tehran another day or two to submit a proposal in indirect nuclear negotiations that began earlier this month.

An unnamed U.S. official quoted by the network described the 10- to 15-day deadline Trump reportedly presented to Iran as “not scientific,” signaling some flexibility in the timeline.

Trump has publicly insisted that Iran dismantle its uranium enrichment program entirely, though he is reportedly open to allowing the Islamic Republic to maintain limited, largely symbolic enrichment activities.

Separately, the Israeli news site Ynet reported, without citing sources, that Tehran is pressuring Hezbollah to join any military campaign against Israel if Iran comes under attack. The report added that the Israeli military has prepared plans to “significantly strike” Hezbollah and has conveyed a warning that any intervention would be met with a “very painful” response.