Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem said Wednesday that Iran has become a major power with influence in the region and globally, and that the balance of power will shift in favour of the peoples of the region. The statement, reported by a single channel, follows Qassem's earlier call to exploit a US-Iran deal to drive Israel from Lebanon, as The Zioneer previously reported.
Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem said Wednesday evening: "Iran has become a major power with a say in the region and the world, and the balance of power will change for the better in favour of the peoples of the region." The statement was carried by a single channel and has not been independently corroborated by official Hezbollah or Iranian outlets.
Qassem's latest remark follows a series of escalating statements reported by The Zioneer throughout Wednesday evening. At 18:52 Jerusalem, Qassem first hailed the U.S.-Iran agreement, thanking Iran for including Lebanon and compelling Israel to halt strikes. Minutes later, at the same timestamp, he called for exploiting the deal to force an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, rejecting any pilot zones or 'yellow lines' and asserting that "Israel will withdraw." The Zioneer reported those remarks at 19:01 Jerusalem, noting Qassem thanked Iran for including Lebanon in the diplomatic framework. Over the past several days, other Hezbollah figures have expressed similar optimism: deputy political council head Mahmoud Qamati described the U.S.-Iran agreement as a potential opening for de-escalation in Lebanon (The Zioneer, Tue 11:49 Jerusalem), and IRGC Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani predicted a "huge victory for Hezbollah" (The Zioneer, Sun 21:10 Jerusalem) — both statements remain unverified by official Iranian or Hezbollah sources.
It remains unclear whether Qassem's latest praise of Iran as an ascending global power refers to the same diplomatic process or to broader strategic realignments. The statement offers no specific timeframe or concrete development to substantiate the promised shift in regional balances.
5 developments
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- StrongHezbollah chief Naim Qassem writes to Iran speaker, thanking Khamenei and IRGC
- DevelopingQassem: Iran Resists Overthrow Attempts and Sanctions
- DevelopingQassem: Disarming Hezbollah will destroy Lebanon
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