Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem said the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is a powerful weapon that the Lebanese state should exploit, according to a report by a single pro-Hezbollah outlet. The statement reiterates the terror group’s position linking the maritime chokepoint to pressure on Israel and the US over Lebanon policy.
Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem reiterated his call for Lebanon to leverage the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, describing the maritime chokepoint as a 'powerful weapon' at a time when Iran keeps the waterway shut amid tensions over Israel’s military presence in Lebanon. Qassem's statement, relayed by a single pro-Hezbollah outlet on Monday morning, echoes previous remarks by the terror leader and Iranian state-aligned media framing the strait as leverage against Washington and Jerusalem.
The claim is consistent with Qassem's broader public posture since the November 2024 ceasefire with Israel: he has repeatedly rejected any arrangement that grants the IDF freedom of action across the border, and vowed to keep Hezbollah militarily active in southern Lebanon in defiance of UN Security Council Resolution 1701. The Zioneer previously reported that Tehran-linked officials have demanded a full Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon as a condition for reopening the strait, which Iran closed in mid-June.
As of this report, the statement has not been corroborated by independent sources — the single channel carrying the report is an outlet aligned with Hezbollah’s media apparatus. There is no immediate confirmation from Israeli, US, or international officials regarding any change in the strait’s status or a new negotiating track.
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