Iran does not have or need a proxy force: Supreme leader Khamenei

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei denied that groups like Hezbollah and Hamas act as Tehran's proxies, insisting they fight independently out of faith. "If one day we want to take action, we don't need a proxy force," he said. His remarks follow heavy losses for Iran-backed groups in conflicts with Israel and the fall of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.