Alwaght- A senior military commander in Iran says allies of the Israeli regime have dubbed Lebanon’s resistance movement, Hezbollah, a terrorist organization.
“Those who have created a crisis in Syria and stood by the Zionists as their allies in different wars name Lebanon’s Hezbollah [a] terrorist [organization],” senior adviser to Leader’s representative to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Brigadier General Yadollah Javani, said on Saturday.
On March 2, the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council [P]GCC, which comprises Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain, and Kuwait, designated Hezbollah as a terrorist group. Interior ministers of several Arab nations met a day later in Tunisia and expressed support to the Saudi-imposed decision against the resistance movement.
Brigadier General Javani said the Arab regimes groundless accusation against the resistance group is a self-harming act and a strategic mistake that would discredit the council.
He emphasized that Hezbollah is a popular movement which has been formed to confront the Israeli regime, defend Lebanon’s territorial integrity and protect rights of Muslim nations.
The IRGC commander said the [P]GCC move to declare Hezbollah a terrorist body clearly shows that the Arab bloc is following in the footsteps of the Zionists, adding that their act is in line with fulfilling the demands of the United States.
“The countries which have carried out this measure pay no heed to rights of Muslims, the interests of the Muslim world and even [those of] Arab states. Their measures are in line with responding to requests of the Americans and the Zionists,” Javani pointed out.
The senior Iranian military official said Hezbollah is a distinguished movement in the Muslim world which has a special position among Muslims and Arab nations. Algeria and Tunisia have rejected the Saudi-imposed decision against Hezbollah while Palestinian resistance movements have also condemned the move.