Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah thanked Iran late Thursday for standing by the Lebanese paramilitary group.
“The Islamic Republic proved that it’s the honest and constant ally who doesn’t abandon its mates regardless of the laborious circumstances,” said Nasrallah, the Hezbollah-affiliated Al Manar TV reported Friday.
Iranian Overseas Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian is in Lebanon for an official go to. On Thursday, he met Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati in addition to President Michael Aoun and parliament speaker Nabih Berri.
Amir-Abdollahian additionally had a gathering with Nasrallah late Thursday evening and harassed Iran’s “unwavering assist to Lebanon on all fields,” in keeping with Al Manar TV.
Amir-Abdollahian’s go to got here at an essential time for Hezbollah and Lebanon. Iran delivered gasoline to Lebanon through Hezbollah final month. Lebanon is affected by debilitating fuel shortages at current, to not point out the broader financial disaster. Throughout his go to, the diplomat pledged to send more fuel to the nation. Hezbollah additionally clashed with Israel in August, which prompted mediation from the United Nations this week.
