Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah stressed that Iran is powerful and won’t abandon the resistance groups in the region, affirming that passing of President Ebrahim Raisi and companions won’t lead to any change in the policy of the Islamic Republic.
In a ceremony held in tribute to late President Raisi, FM Hossein Amir Abdollahian and other companions in Beirut’s southern suburb (Dahiyeh), Sayyed Nasrallah addressed Iran enemies, as saying: “Deluded are all those who wait for Iran to weaken or to abandon the resistance groups in the region.”
The Hezbollah leader hit back at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s threats, stressing that Hezbollah is the party who has the right to talk about surprises.
Sayyed Nasrallah said the Zionist entity has to wait for surprises, noting that the resistance groups in Gaza, Lebanon and Yemen have been surprising the Israeli enemy since the start of the war following Op. Al-Aqsa Flood on October 7, 2023.
His eminence warned that if Netanyahu goes ahead with the war in Gaza then “he will be heading towards catastrophe and abyss.” He also mocked Israeli ministers who called for controlling south Lebanon, addressing them as wondering if the Israeli army has managed to control Gaza first.
Sayyed Nasrallah noted, meanwhile, that today, in the eighth month of the war Israeli officials are admitting that the Zionist enemy is in failure.
Painful Incident
Starting his speech by talking about the occasion of the ceremony, Sayyed Nasrallah said that the incident in which helicopter of President Raisi and companions crashed “was a painful incident that led to the loss of prominent figures whom the nation will miss.”
He noted that Resistance and Liberation Day celebrations was cancelled following the passing away of the Iranian leaders.
His eminence reiterated condolences to Imam Mahdi (May Allah hasten his reappearance), Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei, families of the martyrs and the entire Iranian nation.
President Raisi Role Model
Sayyed Nasrallah praised late President Ebrahim Raisi, saying he was a role model in the positions he had occupied.
“We’d known Sayyed Raisi since he was the Chairman of Astan Quds Razavi and then the Head of the Judiciary in Iran, before being elected as a President of the Islamic Republic.”
“Sayyed Ebrahim Raisi was a scholar, religious, compassionate, loving, humble and courageous in face of hegemonic powers. He repeatedly said that he considered himself a soldier under the banner of Supreme Leader Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei.”
Sayyed Nasrallah said that late President Raisi withstood both political and economic challenges amid the blockade and sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic.
“The era of President Raisi witnessed a development in Iran’s diplomatic presence and witnessed the prioritization of the relationship with Iran’s neighboring countries and the East.”
“Sayyed Raisi had great faith in the Palestinian cause, the resistance, and the resistance groups in the region.”
Paying tribute to late FM Hossein Amir Abdollahian, Sayyed Nasrallah said that the former top Iranian diplomat “had a great love for Palestine, Lebanon and all resistance groups of the region.”
“We have known nothing but love, sympathy and support from Sayyed Raisi and Mr. Amir Abdollahian,” Sayyed Nasrallah stated.
“Third Largest Funeral”
Sayyed Nasrallah then pointed to the mass turnout for the funeral of Raisi and companions on both the official and the popular levels. His eminence referred to the mourning services and funeral processions in Tabriz, Qom, Tehran, Mashhad and many other Iranian cities as unprecedented.
“The funeral of President Raisi and companions in the third largest funeral in the new history following funeral of Imam Khomeini and martyr Hajj Qassem Suleimani,” the Hezbollah S.G. said.
His eminence said there were two messages that can be derived from the mass funeral of President Raisi and companions.
“The mass funeral of President Raisi and companions has delivered a message of loyalty and allegiance to the path of Imam Khamenei in Iran. The second message is that Iran is powerful and cohesive stat.”
The massive funeral ceremonies for the President #Raisi carried a message to the world in favor of the Islamic Republic & showed its popular roots & strength. This is a power & strength that is rooted in the depths of Iranian society & the Iranian nation. pic.twitter.com/NMfaH0K79D
— Khamenei.ir (@khamenei_ir) May 24, 2024
Sayyed Nasrallah stressed, meanwhile, that “deluded are those who are waiting for Iran to weaken or to abandon Palestine and resistance groups.”
In this context, the Hezbollah leader hit back at those who claim that Hezbollah’s popularity is down, saying: “Those who accuse Hezbollah of losing popularity suffer disorders related to denial and dissociation from reality, a local funeral of a Hezbollah martyr in south Lebanon is more popular than a central ceremony celebrated by any other Lebanese power.”
‘Israel’ Faces Challenges
Talking about the course of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, Sayyed Nasrallah said that the Zionist entity is witnessing some changes in the stance of the international stance towards Palestine.
He said that of the October 7 heroic operation’s prominent repercussions were moves by European countries to recognize Palestinian state and the arrest warrants by the ICC against Israeli PM Netanyahu and Israeli defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
Meanwhile, he hailed students and faculty members who have taken part in pro-Gaza protests in campuses across the world.
On the other hand, his eminence underlined that both Israeli opposition and pro-government officials agree that the war on Gaza, now in its eighth month, failed to achieve any of its goals.
Israeli officials admit to failure and agree that the events the Zionist entity has been witnessing are unprecedented, the leader of the Lebanese resistance group said.
Sayyed Nasrallah cited remarks by the head of Israeli National Security Council, who said that in the Israeli northern front there is no clear strategy by the occupation military and that in Gaza the Israeli army was neither able to free captives, crush or disarm Hamas.
Resistance Surprises
Hitting back at Netanyahu who threatened Hezbollah with “surprises”, Sayyed Nasrallah said that the resistance groups are the party who has the right to talk about surprises, hinting out that Hamas itself took ‘Israel’ by surprise during Op. Al-Aqsa Flood.
“Gaza has surprised you and your elite forces have collapsed, Hezbollah surprised you when it opened the front in south Lebanon, Yemeni revolutionaries surprised you with the pro-Gaza operations and Iran surprised you with its retaliation following the strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus,” Sayyed Nasrallah said, addressing Israeli officials.
His eminence warned that if Netanyahu continues the aggression on Gaza “then he is heading towards catastrophe and abyss.”
“I say to Netanyahu and to the enemy government: You have to wait for the resistance’s surprises. We in the resistance have studied all your moves. We won’t be deceived by your deception and the front in south Lebanon will remain opened up in support of Gaza as our objectives and stances are clear.”
Sayyed Nasrallah, in this context, mocked calls by Israeli ministers of finance and so-called national security Bezalel Smotrich and Itmar Ben-Gvir who called on the Israeli army to invade south Lebanon and establish a security zone up to the Litani River.
Sayyed Nasrallah recalled when former defense minister Avidgor Liberman rebuked proposal by Smotrich and Ben-Gvir.
“Khabibeh (meaning beloved with a Hebrew accent) with what soldiers you will invade south Lebanon!? Have you finished in Gaza?” Sayyed Nasrallah recalled Liberman as he ridiculed the Israeli ministers.
Al-Manar’s Areej Fatima Husseini subtitled the video below, showing Sayyed Nasrallah mocking the Israeli ministers:
Source: Al-Manar English Website
