Hezbollah: U.S. Procrastinating, Denying Lebanon’s Rights in Maritime Talks

Date: 21 August 2022 - 21:09

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BEIRUT (Al-Manr) – A member of Hezbollah’s Central Council has lashed out at the United States for procrastinating and denying Lebanon’s rights in the issue of maritime talks with the Zionist regime.
In a ceremony in south Lebanon on Hezbollah’s 40th anniversary of establishment and the 16th anniversary of the victory against 2006 Zionist aggression, Sheikh Nabil Qawouq said the U.S. policy of procrastination is aimed at giving the occupying regime an opportunity to drill for and extract oil and gas from the Mediterranean.
“Equations imposed by the Lebanese resistance put an end to the policy of pleasing the embassies in Lebanon in favor of the national interest and wealth,” he said.
Sheikh Qawouq also stressed that Lebanon will triumph against the Zionist entity in the battle to restore its maritime rights.
“The resistance has drawn the red lines and has prepared to fight till the end of the line.”
The Hezbollah official also reiterated the Lebanese resistance’s party’s stance regarding the presidential election, calling for holding the vote on time and to form a government that is capable to face the current challenges.
Sheikh Qawouq also hailed the Palestinian people for confronting the continuous Zionist aggressions on Gaza and the West Bank.
A day earlier, the secretary general of Hezbollah said the resistance movement is resolved to safeguard the rights and borders of Lebanon.
Seyed Hassan Nasrallah said if the American mediator does not accept the demands put forward by Lebanon with regard to the maritime dispute with the Zionist regime, there will be no calm in the region.
Nasrallah made the remarks while addressing a ceremony to mark laying the foundation for the touristic landmark in Bekaa’s Janta via video conference.
He said addressing the case of disputed waters and gas fields with the Zionist regime should not be tied to the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran. Nasrallah said Hezbollah will insist on the Lebanese rights and borders.
“If Lebanon’s demands on maritime demarcation are not met, things will escalate, regardless of whether Iran’s nuclear deal is signed or not.”
He said all the attention is now on the U.S. mediator who is “wasting” the limited time. The coming days, he added, will be “critical” for Lebanon’s oil wealth and maritime dispute.