Hezbollah ‘more essential than bread and water’ for Lebanon, says advisor to Iran Leader

Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency, Ali Akbar Velayati pointed to Israel’s repeated breaches of the ceasefire, reiterating that the regime has once again demonstrated its utter disregard for international law and established agreements.

“The Zionist regime is not committed to its obligations within the framework of the ceasefire agreement,” he said.

“By repeatedly violating the truce and targeting the people of Lebanon, it has once again proven that it adheres to none of the international rules,” the Iranian advisor added.

Velayati said the constant, aggressive appetite of the Israeli regime for “slaughter and plundering of other territories” makes Hezbollah an absolute necessity.

Hezbollah has “repeatedly protected and saved the people of Lebanon and put the occupying regime of Quds in its place.”

On the intense pressure from the United States and Israel to disarm Hezbollah and their promises of economic aid, Velayati said the recent statements from Lebanese officials suggest that the government “has also recognized the futility and emptiness of [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu’s statements.”

Velayati condemned the assassination of Hezbollah commander Haytham Ali Tabatabai in the southern suburbs of Beirut on November 23. “This assassination took place in violation of Lebanon’s territorial sovereignty.”

He warned that the Israeli regime attempts to realize its “illegitimate goals by creating terror and fear in Lebanon through the assassination of Hezbollah commanders.”

However, he added, Lebanon has a history of steadfast resistance and has proven its ability to stand firm against these provocative actions.