{"id":30377,"date":"2026-06-17T03:10:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T03:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/?p=30377"},"modified":"2026-06-17T03:10:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T03:10:21","slug":"iran-is-a-symbol-of-dignity-and-honor-hezbollah-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/iran-is-a-symbol-of-dignity-and-honor-hezbollah-chief\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran is a symbol of dignity and honor: Hezbollah chief"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"item-summary\">\n<p class=\"summary introtext\"><strong>TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) \u2013 The Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Sheikh Naim Qassem, has expressed gratitude for Iran\u2019s support of Lebanon and the resistance movement, describing Iran as a \u201csymbol of dignity and honor\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"item-body\">\n<div class=\"item-text\">\n<p><strong>In a message addressed to Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Speaker of Iran\u2019s Parliament on Tuesday,\u00a0Qassem said that words were insufficient to fully convey his appreciation for Iran\u2019s firm positions and effective support for Lebanon and its resistance. He described Tehran\u2019s role in backing Lebanon and efforts to halt Israeli military operations in the region as decisive and influential.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Hezbollah leader stated that \u201cIran stands with justice, resistance, and oppressed peoples,\u201d adding that if other countries had adopted a similar approach, the United States and Israel would not have been able to exercise such influence and power, and the occupation of Palestinian territories would not have persisted.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Qassem also highlighted Iran\u2019s long-standing support for Hezbollah and the Lebanese people, saying that the Islamic Republic has consistently backed the movement and Lebanon without demanding anything in return. According to him, Iran has supported the resistance\u2019s political choices, strengthened its capabilities, and contributed to assisting Lebanese society and its people.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Referring to the recent confrontation between Iran and Israel, Qassem said that Tehran has accepted significant costs in confronting Israeli actions and has responded to attacks directed against it. In this context, he declared: \u201cI say it clearly and loudly: Iran is a symbol of dignity and honor.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Hezbollah Secretary-General also thanked Ghalibaf, whom he described as the \u201chead of the negotiating team,\u201d as well as Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. He further expressed appreciation to Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader, the country\u2019s president, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the armed forces, intellectuals, and various Iranian institutions for their support of the resistance and Lebanon.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Concluding his message, Qassem praised what he described as the Iranian people\u2019s support for the resistance, saying that public demonstrations and expressions of solidarity reflected broad backing for the resistance movement.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MNA<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) \u2013 The Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Sheikh Naim Qassem, has expressed gratitude for Iran\u2019s support of Lebanon and the resistance movement, describing Iran as a \u201csymbol of dignity and honor\u201d. In a message addressed to Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Speaker of Iran\u2019s Parliament on Tuesday,\u00a0Qassem said that words were insufficient to fully convey &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":30378,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":4,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-secretarys-speech-"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30377"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30377\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30379,"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30377\/revisions\/30379"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30378"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wilayah.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}