Reuters reported, citing Lebanese security officials familiar with Hezbollah's activities, that the group spent three months preparing for the possible resumption of hostilities with Israel after it received cash funding from Iran. The sources indicated that Hezbollah received tens of millions of dollars from Iran to help enhance its military capabilities. This comes in addition to about $200 million that Hezbollah received from Tehran to help displaced families in its strongholds. Hezbollah's media office explained that Israel's occupation of Lebanese territory "makes any resistance to it a legitimate right." The office refused to suggest that the party's command and control systems had collapsed. For his part, a US State Department spokesman said that Washington will continue to strangle Hezbollah's financial resources through sanctions and other measures. A US Treasury Department spokesman said that Iran is running out of money, as well as its means of transferring funds. Sources told Reuters that the party has not yet been able to fully equip its stocks or combat forces. Hezbollah is still resupplying equipment, admitting this month that explosives seized by the Lebanese authorities belonged to it and were intended for use against Israel. A Hezbollah official and a Lebanese security source told Reuters that the explosives were specifically intended for its explosive drones. One Lebanese source and three security officials said that the party would also need to rebuild its command and control capabilities after its losses on major fronts, including the tense town of Bint Jbeil and the strategic Ali al-Taher hill. They pointed out that Hezbollah's method of operating in small units and rationalizing the use of anti-tank missiles left some units isolated on those fronts, and they found it difficult to confront Israel's remotely operated systems, including armed drones and remotely piloted vehicles. For its part, the Israeli army told Reuters that it uses remotely managed systems to monitor southern Lebanon and reduce the forces' exposure to the threat. Hezbollah did not explicitly say whether it would participate if a new round of hostilities broke out, but its media office reported that it feared giving Israeli leaders any justification for escalation in Lebanon, especially with the group’s concern about the displacement of its supporters again.