Hezbollah deputy political council head Mahmoud Qamati, on whom the US imposed personal sanctions this week, said in an interview to Al-Manar that the group will not disarm and that Israel and the US failed in their efforts to do so. Qamati also stated that he expects to see results of Iran's actions in the coming hours, and claimed the resistance is aware of a new plan to act against it with new methods and intensity.
In an interview with Al-Manar on Saturday evening, Hezbollah deputy political council chairman Mahmoud Qamati delivered a defiant statement on the group's arsenal and the regional situation just days after the US Treasury imposed personal sanctions on him this week — a move Qamati said the group celebrates.
Qamati declared there is no chance Hezbollah will hand over its weapons, asserting that Israeli and American efforts to disarm the group have failed. "Hezbollah's weapons will remain to protect the homeland, alongside the army, the state, and the resistance," he said. He added: "If they want that — welcome. And if they don't — we will continue on our path."
On Iran, Qamati said that in the coming hours, the results of Iran's actions today will become visible, though he did not elaborate. He also claimed that even if Israeli bombing stops and a withdrawal process begins, there are those planning to act against the resistance "with a new method and new intensity," and that the resistance is aware of this — without providing details.
Qamati referred to the US sanctions imposed on him this week as a source of joy, saying group members congratulate each other over them. As The Zioneer reported, the US Treasury on Thursday imposed sanctions on Qamati and Lebanese politician Suleiman Frangieh, with Washington also calling in recent days for Hezbollah to disarm as a condition for regional and Lebanese stability.
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