Unprecedented Mobilization: Hezbollah Activates New Combat System Under Tehran's Orders

Lebanese security and military sources told "Erem News" that Hezbollah has received recent Iranian directives to raise its military readiness to advanced levels, in preparation for a regional confrontation that Tehran considers imminent. At the same time, the party is working to activate a new combat system that grants its field units greater autonomy and limits the impact of potential Israeli strikes on its central leadership.

According to the sources, this coincides with the observation of recall operations for all full-time members who receive monthly salaries, and the issuance of secret internal instructions to join new work locations, within arrangements different from those adopted by the party during previous confrontations.

The sources stated that the instructions came within the framework of continuous coordination between the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps and the leaders of its regional allies, including preparations for the possibility of expanding the confrontation with Israel and the United States, and formulating scenarios for simultaneous military responses if a new war breaks out.

They confirmed that the party is treating these directives as preparation for a near-term scenario, rather than an announcement of a final decision to wage war, noting that the preparations go beyond traditional mobilization toward reshaping the way military operations are managed.

A War Without a Single Command Center

According to the sources, the most prominent ongoing transformations lie in adopting a model inspired by Iran's "Mosaic Defense" doctrine, which is based on distributing military responsibilities and reducing reliance on a centralized command hierarchy.

They explained that the party is working to consolidate a system that allows its units to continue operating even if contact with their senior leadership is lost, following the harsh experience it endured during Israeli assassination operations and breaches.

This shift, according to the sources, is based on an internal review showing that concentrating authority in limited leadership levels made the military structure more vulnerable to disruption when those responsible were targeted.

The decentralized model does not represent a transformation that began in recent days; Reuters agency revealed last March that the Revolutionary Guard sent about 100 officers to Lebanon after the ceasefire in November 2024, to oversee the retraining of fighters, rearmament, and the organization of the party into smaller, more independent units.

New information indicates that the party is currently moving from the reorganization phase to raising the actual readiness of this system, in anticipation of a new confrontation.

Tehran Manages Preparations

The sources confirm that the Iranian role is not limited to financial and armament support, but includes overseeing military rehabilitation and strategic coordination related to the probabilities of regional escalation.

They say that Tehran seeks to ensure the continued ability of its allies to operate in case Iranian command centers themselves are subjected to new strikes, preventing the collapse of the regional response network due to the targeting of its leaders.

The American "Soufan" Center had addressed in a study published in March 2026 the "Mosaic Defense" doctrine developed by the Revolutionary Guard, explaining that it aims to maintain combat capability despite the targeting of central leadership, through distributing responsibilities among relatively independent formations.

But this model also carries risks, according to the center, most notably the difficulty of controlling escalation when field decisions become less linked to the political center.

"The Different Response": A Message Beyond Lebanon

The sources link the current preparations to leaks circulating among people close to Hezbollah regarding the nature of the response in the next war, which is described as being different from previous confrontations.

This does not necessarily mean that the party possesses greater military capabilities than it had before its losses, but rather an attempt to change the way it uses what remains of its capabilities, betting on regional coordination to confuse Israel's calculations.

In this context, the "Wall Street Journal" newspaper published information in October about Iran strengthening its military and strategic fortifications in preparation for the possibility of resuming confrontation with the United States.

Israel's Calculations and Southern Lebanon

The preparations come at a time when Israel has escalated its threats against Hezbollah, as Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned on October 14 that any new attack by the party could lead to a wide-scale military response and cause Lebanon to lose more southern territory.

These threats coincide with the approaching end of UNIFIL's mandate, and the continuing debate over the security arrangements that will replace it, adding a new element to both parties' calculations.

The sources believe that the party is trying to prepare for a confrontation that may be imposed by Israel or developments in the conflict with Iran, but it faces a dual dilemma: the need to demonstrate its deterrence capability on one hand, and avoiding dragging Lebanon into a new war on the other.