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Hezbollah aired an audio recording of its slain leader Hassan Nasrallah just over two weeks after an Israeli air strike killed him in southern Beirut. “We count on you to defend your people, your families, your nation, your values, your dignity, and this holy and blessed land,” Nasrallah is heard saying in the audio. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on October 13 that the country is prepared for a “war situation” but emphasised that Tehran seeks peace. Araghchi also said there would be “no red lines” in defending the country’s people and interests, but efforts would continue to “contain an all-out war in our region.” Meanwhile, the US on October 13 confirmed it will send an air defence battery and American soldiers to Israel.