Hezbollah Is Not A Terrorist Group, Says Iranian Envoy Elahi

Iran’s Ambassador to India, Dr. Iraj Elahi, condemned Israel’s labeling of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, calling it a pretext for “massacre, bloodshed, and attacks on innocent civilians.” Elahi emphasized that Hezbollah is a political party and not a terrorist group.

Elahi’s remarks came in the wake of the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli strike. While speaking with ANI, Elahi described Nasrallah’s death as a “big loss for all human beings in the world.” He stated, “The martyrdom of Hassan Nasrallah as a great leader, great politician of Lebanon and well-known man in the world is not a small thing. It’s a big loss for all human beings, not just for Muslims, not just for Shias, not just for Lebanese, for all our Arabs. It is a loss for all people in the world.”

He further added, “Hezbollah is a political party. It is not a terrorist group. They (Israel) are claiming Hezbollah a terrorist group to justify their massacre, bloodshedding and attacks on innocent people and their hostility in the region…”

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Elahi stressed that the key to reducing tensions in the Middle East lies in halting Israel’s invasions and military actions. “The main solution is to stop invasion and military attack by Israel… We hope that not only India but all countries use their influence on Israel to stop its invasion of Palestine and Lebanon,” Elahi said.

Nasrallah’s death followed precision strikes by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) on the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on Friday. After Nasrallah’s death, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a stern warning to Iran’s Ayatollah regime, asserting that those who target Israel will face consequences and that no location in Iran or the Middle East is beyond Israel’s reach.

Netanyahu described Nasrallah as the “main engine of Iran’s axis of evil,” stating, “Nasrallah was not just another terrorist, he was the terrorist. He was the axis of the axis, the main engine of Iran’s axis of evil. He and his people were the architects of the plan to destroy Israel. He was not only operated by Iran, he also frequently operated Iran.”

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