TEHRAN -- Foreign Minister Hussein Amir-Abdollahian says Iran will maintain its support for the Lebanese resistance in the face of threats posed by the occupying regime of Israel against the Arab country.
“We have defended the Lebanese resistance in the face of the threats posed to Lebanon’s sovereignty, security, independence, and territorial integrity as well as in the face of the Zionist regime, and our support for the Lebanese resistance in the face of the Zionist regime’s potential threats is going to continue,” he said.
The senior diplomat was speaking to Lebanon’s Al-Manar television network from the Lebanese capital Beirut, where he was staying on the second leg of a tour that initially took him to Russia, the network reported on Sunday.
“Despite the existing economic pressures and the United States’ oppressive sanctions, Iran is a great country and is prepared to assist Lebanon,” Amir-Abdollahian said.
The foreign minister went on to detail a meeting he had had during his stay with Secretary-General of the Lebanese resistance movement of Hezbollah Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.
Amir-Abdollahian hailed the meeting as a fruitful one, calling Nasrallah “Lebanon’s greatest national personality,” and noting that “the Islamic Republic draws benefit from Sayyed Nasrallah’s opinions about the regional issues.”
Nasrallah, the minister said, voiced his gratitude to Iran over its fuel shipments to Lebanon amid the latter’s economic crisis.
Iran came to Lebanon’s resistance at a time when itself was facing a tough situation, Nasrallah reportedly told the Iranian minister.