BEIRUT -- The head of Hezbollah’s Political Council said Iran has proven that a state can confront the United States and tell Washington it is no longer a superpower.
Sayyed Ibrahim Amin al-Sayyed, speaking at a ceremony marking Hezbollah’s “Martyr’s Day”, said developments in Iran, Lebanon, Palestine and Yemen have reshaped “the course of peoples around the world, relations between countries and the ongoing struggle on the international stage”. 
“Iran has exposed the limits of Washington’s military and political power in its confrontation with the US-Israeli axis,” he said.
What Iran has done represents “a kind of reshaping, redrawing and rebuilding of a new region on the basis that there is a foundational state capable of confronting America and telling it: you are not a great state”, he added.
Addressing U.S. President Donald Trump, al-Sayyed said: “Trump, who wants to build America’s greatness and has worked for some time to achieve this goal, has failed miserably, because the elections constituted a massive shift not in America’s favor. Consequently, America is no longer a superpower.” 
He added: “For the first time in the history of the United States, elections were held on the basis of being with the war on Iran or against it, and on the basis of whether we continue the relationship with Israel or not.” 
Al-Sayyed also touched on a shift in European positions, stating: “For the first time, we began to hear new positions against Israel from a number of European countries, and all of this is major transformation.” 
He warned that “the horrific crimes committed by the U.S. and the Israeli regime in Palestine, Iran, Lebanon and Yemen will lead them, God willing, to a path of torment and destruction”. 
On Lebanon’s domestic debate over Hezbollah’s weapons, al-Sayyed condemned factions calling for a state monopoly on arms, saying: “Some in Lebanon constantly raise the issue of the monopoly on weapons, and this is deliberate talk aimed at disarming the resistance.” 
He asked: “How can this matter be raised while the Zionist aggression and occupation continue? This proposal falls entirely on the basis of Israeli interests and indicates that Lebanon is surrendering to the Zionist enemy.” 
He maintained that Israel’s wars on Lebanon failed to achieve their objectives, citing Israeli figures who acknowledged the security situation had not improved.
On Yemen, al-Sayyed praised its support for Palestine, saying: “The great, strong, steadfast and brave Yemeni people have paid a heavy price in confronting the Zionist entity and in solidarity with the Palestinian people.” 
He urged Saudi officials to reconsider their policy, stating that accepting the Yemeni people’s demands would bring greater benefits than “showing hostility toward this people and destroying their country”.