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Mojtaba Khamenei Calls for Resistance Against US-Israeli 'Adversary'

01 April, 2026.Gaza Genocide.3 sources

Key Takeaways

Mojtaba Khamenei pledges ongoing support for resistance against the United States and Israel.
Message addressed to Sheikh Naim Qassem, Hezbollah Secretary General.
Iranian state media reports pledge as part of ongoing policy against Zionist and American adversary.

Heir Endorses Resistance

Mojtaba Khamenei issued a message to Hezbollah pledging continued support for resistance against the US and Israel.

“Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 19:30 on Wednesday 01-04-2026 a gathering of “Israeli” enemy army soldiers in the Metula settlement with a rocket barrage: statement 50 Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 19:30 on Wednesday 01-04-2026 a gathering of “Israeli” enemy army soldiers in the Kfar Giladi settlement with a rocket barrage: statement 49 Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 19:30 on Wednesday 01-04-2026 a gathering of “Israeli” enemy army soldiers at Al-Ajl Hill site, north of Kfar Yuval with a rocket barrage: statement 48 Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 19:30 on Wednesday 01-04-2026 a gathering of “Israeli” enemy army soldiers in the Metula settlement with a rocket barrage: statement 50 Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 19:30 on Wednesday 01-04-2026 a gathering of “Israeli” enemy army soldiers in the Kfar Giladi settlement with a rocket barrage: statement 49 Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 19:30 on Wednesday 01-04-2026 a gathering of “Israeli” enemy army soldiers at Al-Ajl Hill site, north of Kfar Yuval with a rocket barrage: statement 48”

Al-Manar TV Lebanon

The message named key figures including the martyred Imam, Soleimani, Nasrallah, and Safieddine as examples of this steadfast path.

Open Magazine

The communication was framed as a reaffirmation that the Islamic Republic's policy remains rooted in ongoing support for resistance.

IRGC Navy Strikes US-Israeli Targets

Iran's IRGC Navy carried out four operations against US and Israeli targets.

Israel's container ship Express Halfong was struck by ballistic missiles in the Persian Gulf.

تسنیم

Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Manar TV claimed rocket barrages targeted Israeli army gatherings at multiple northern sites.

This offensive came after five days of US-Israeli strikes that killed at least 1,908 Iranians and two US Marines.

Religious Legacy Frames Power Struggle

Mojtaba Khamenei's message invoked a lineage of resistance stretching back to Hezbollah's founders.

“The Leader, in a message responding to condolences and a pledge of allegiance from Sheikh Naim Qassem, Secretary General of Lebanese Hezbollah, expressed appreciation for his message and the sympathy conveyed by Lebanese members of the movement”

تسنیم

The message praised leaders like Ragheb Harb, Abbas al-Musawi, and Hassan Nasrallah.

This historicization serves to legitimate Hezbollah's military resurgence after three years of relative quiet.

Al-Manar's claims of targeting Israeli soldiers underscore Hezbollah's reemergence as an active military actor.