In a statement released on Tuesday, Hezbollah said Iran’s response came in a context where regional stability depends on full efforts to protect agreements and hold the “Zionist enemy” accountable for violating them.
It emphasized that Iran’s support for Lebanon’s legitimate rights, as well as its willingness to bear the material and political costs of that support, once again demonstrates that it is Tehran that supports and backs Lebanon, not the opposite.
Hezbollah also urged Lebanese officials to benefit from Iran’s support to achieve their goals.
“Lebanese officials should appreciate Iran’s supportive positions, rather than responding with ingratitude and deliberate insults in response to foreign dictates,” it said.
The group hastened to add that such foreign dictates will never affect Iran’s stance or loyalty during an era when interests have come to dominate principles.
It roundly dismissed the false accusations made by some parties against Iran’s “honorable” role in stopping Israeli aggressions.
The statement clarified that Iran’s response, carried out alongside support from Yemen’s Ansarullah resistance movement, aimed to make the United States understand that supporting aggressions would destroy all agreements.
Iran insists on the inclusion of a ceasefire on all fronts, especially in Lebanon, in any agreement, added the statement.
The group further stated that the regional umbrella and the power of resistance give Lebanon the ability to force the enemy, through indirect negotiations, to retreat, thereby paving the way for the return of displaced persons and the reconstruction of the country.
On Sunday, Iran launched missile strikes on the occupied territories in retaliation for Israel’s Sunday attacks on the Lebanese capital, Beirut.
Prior to this latest round of aggression, a Pakistan‑brokered ceasefire had been in place since early April, following a full‑scale US‑Israeli war of aggression against Iran that began on February 28.
Iranian officials have also insisted that any ceasefire must include a halt to Israeli attacks on Lebanon.