Hezbollah stated in a communiqué that “the U.S. administration sought, through this criminal aggression, to achieve what the Hebrew State failed to accomplish in their ongoing attacks against the Islamic Republic of Iran and to compensate for their resounding failure in achieving its goals and in confronting Iran’s painful and devastating missiles.”
The formation affirmed its “full solidarity with the Islamic Republic of Iran—its leadership and its people. We have complete confidence in Iran’s strength, the justice of its cause, the example set by its steadfast and courageous leadership, its generous and noble people, and its vigilant and self-sacrificing Revolutionary Guard and security and military forces to confront this aggression and make the American and Israeli enemies taste the bitterness of defeat. These attacks will not deter Iran from continuing its progress and development.”
The militia called on “Arab and Islamic countries, as well as the free peoples of the world, to stand by the Islamic Republic of Iran in the face of American and Israeli aggression. We also call on the United Nations and international and legal bodies—especially the International Atomic Energy Agency—to assume their responsibilities regarding this dangerous aggression, which could have caused nuclear contamination threatening vast areas of the world and costing tens of thousands of lives, were it not for Iran’s precautionary measures.”
Hezbollah further emphasized that “the Islamic Republic of Iran has always been, and remains, the party most committed to regional and international security. It has repeatedly confirmed the peaceful nature of its nuclear program and its commitment to diplomacy as the path to resolving crises—from a position of sovereignty and in defense of its legitimate rights as guaranteed by international law. In the face of this wrongful aggression, Iran has every right to respond and to defend its land, people, and sovereignty. These arrogant tyrants will not succeed in subjugating the Iranian people or their brave leadership. On the contrary, this aggression will only strengthen their resolve to resist until victory is achieved.”
The group concluded by stating that “the American aggression against Iran confirms the full and direct partnership between the United States and Israel in planning and execution—not only in the war against the Islamic Republic, but also in all the wars and crimes afflicting the region, in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen. This proves to the entire world that the United States is the official sponsor of terrorism, and that it respects neither international charters nor humanitarian laws, nor treaties or commitments.”
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