Iran

Iran has proved that there exists a country capable of confronting the US and telling Washington that it is no longer a superpower, the head of Hezbollah’s Political Council says. Developments in Iran, Lebanon, and Yemen have reshaped “the course of peoples around the world, relations between countries and the ongoing struggle on the international stage,” Sayyed Ibrahim Amin told Al-Manar television on Saturday. “Iran has exposed the limits of Washington’s military and political power in its confrontation with the US-Israeli axis,” according to Amin.

Turning to US President Donald Trump, the Hezbollah official remarked that “Trump was trying to regain America’s greatness, but suffered a major defeat on this path.” “For the first time in the history of the US, we witnessed an election conducted around the principle of opposing an attack on Iran versus supporting an attack on Iran,” he noted. He also highlighted a shift in European positions towards Tel Aviv, noting that “for the first time, we witnessed European countries taking a stand against Israel.”

Al-Sayyed warned that Washington and Tel Aviv would ultimately face the consequences of their actions, declaring, “The horrific crimes committed by the US and the Israeli regime in Palestine, Iran, Lebanon, and Yemen will destroy the criminals.” He maintained that Israel’s wars against Lebanon have failed to achieve their stated objectives, arguing that the attacks have brought neither security nor stability to the regime. On Lebanon’s domestic debate over weapons, the Hezbollah official condemned factions calling for the state to monopolize arms, arguing that their position served Israeli interests.

Addressing Yemen, al-Sayyed praised its support for Palestine, saying, “The great and steadfast Yemeni people have paid a heavy price in confronting the Israeli regime and in expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people.” He urged Saudi officials to reconsider their policy toward Yemen, stressing that accepting the Yemeni people’s demands would bring greater benefits than “showing hostility toward this people and destroying their country.”