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Pezeshkian Denies Iran Funding Hezbollah, U.S. Blames Proxy
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- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian denied any formal relationship between Iran and the Houthis or Hezbollah.
- He claimed Iran does not directly fund or supply military aid to Hezbollah.
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the Houthis an Iranian proxy.
- Rubio blamed the Houthis' Saudi pipeline attack for rising energy prices.
- Israel said any peace deal must include protections against Hezbollah on its northern border.
