Iraq-based Kata'ib Hezbollah has denied reports that it plans to disarm, calling the claims “lies” and reaffirming its readiness to fight. A Reuters report had suggested the group might disarm to avoid a clash with the U.S., but the group dismissed it as misinformation. Backed by Iran, Kata'ib Hezbollah warned media outlets and reaffirmed its anti-U.S., anti-Israel stance. Iraqi lawmaker Alaa al-Haidari echoed the group’s position, saying disarming would be a humiliation. The U.S. has pushed for labeling such groups as terrorist entities, while Iraq’s president defends them as legitimate forces.