Hezbollah's Secretary-General said on Saturday that the agreement reached between Israel and the United States is a 'terrible mistake' and should be replaced by the memorandum of understanding between Iran and the US, according to Arabic-language reports. The statement escalates Hezbollah's political opposition to the emerging security framework.
Hezbollah's Secretary-General issued a sharp political condemnation of the Israel-US agreement on Saturday afternoon, calling it a 'terrible mistake' and urging that it be replaced by the Iran-US memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed earlier this year. His remarks, reported in Arabic-language channels, mark the highest-level public rejection of the emerging axis that links Washington and Jerusalem against Tehran and its proxies.
Hezbollah and its allies have long warned that the Israel-US pact would unravel the Iran-US MOU, which the group sees as a strategic guarantee for its own position in Lebanon. The Secretary-General's framing — directly pitting the two agreements — echoes earlier statements by Hezbollah MPs and officials who accused Israel of trying to sabotage the Iran deal. As The Zioneer reported on June 26, Hezbollah MP Hassan Fadlallah had warned that 'nothing will pass without the consent of the resistance.'
The timing is significant: the Secretary-General's statement comes amid continuing Israeli operations against Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon, where the IDF has struck dozens of sites and killed multiple operatives since the fragile ceasefire. The group has repeatedly alleged Israeli violations of the truce, though the IDF has described its strikes as responses to Hezbollah activity.
No official Israeli or US response has been reported so far. The Iran-US MOU, which the Secretary-General champions, has been a central point of dispute between Washington and Jerusalem, with Israeli officials warning it could legitimize Iran's regional influence. His call to replace the Israel-US pact with the Iranian alternative underscores that Hezbollah sees the two agreements as incompatible.
3 developments
- StrongHezbollah chief Qassem: new US-Iran deal is 'humiliating,' vows to impose its terms on Israel
- StrongHezbollah says it is not committed to the framework deal with Israel
- StrongIran demands full IDF withdrawal from Lebanon; Israel publicly rejects, says it will not retreat
- DevelopingHezbollah MP says US-Israel agreement is attempt to disrupt Iran deal
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