Iran Press/Iran News: Martyrdom of General Soleimani and Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis is another victory of blood over the sword, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said in a televised speech broadcast live from the Lebanese capital city of Beirut as he addressed Hezbollah supporters on Sunday evening.
Sayyed Nasrallah said that the date of the assassination of General Soleimani, Al-Muhandis is the start of a new stage not just for Iraq or Iran but for the entire region.
Hezbollah Secretary-General offers condolences to families of martyrs who were fallen by US strike on Baghdad airport last Friday and said that Hajj Qassem Suleimani, Hajj Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis achieved their goals by embracing martyrdom.
Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah called the assassination of Lieutenant General Qasem Soleimani and Abu Mehdi al-Muhandis a brutal act and said: 'We are before a horrible crime whose perpetrators are very clear'.
Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said that Trump has failed to reach the goals he set at the beginning of his term and added: 'US scheme in Syria has been foiled, Trump has abandoned the Kurds and his decision concerning the withdrawal of US troops represents confusion and with all pressures, he can't subdue Iran'.
'All attempts to undermine resistance in Lebanon and Yemen were foiled and Trump couldn’t manage to impose the so-called deal of century thanks to Palestinian people’s steadfastness', Sayyad Nasrallah emphasized.
Sayyed Nasrallah noting that Trump wanted to control oil in Iraq and said: 'Trump has been using ISIS as a pretext to control Iraq and its wealth.'
Hezbollah Secretary-General said: 'US scheme in Iraq has failed thanks to General Soleimani and Al-Muhandis who fought ISIS.'
Nasrallah said that after ISIS defeat and the parliamentary elections in Iraq, the US was near to lose Iraq.
Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah added: 'Following that, the US tried to drag Iraq into civil war and to sue discord between Baghdad and Tehran.'
Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah stressed that: 'The US is heading to elections with no real achievements secured by Trump and wanted to hit a central figure in the Axis of Resistance, so they targeted General Soleimani.'
'I have warned General Soleimani of attempts to assassinate him and he smiled,' Sayyed Nasrallah said and added: 'General Soleimani posed a real threat to Israel, but Israelis couldn’t dare to assassinate him.'
Sayyed Nasrallah said that retaliation for the assassination of Soleimani has already started in both Iran and Iraq and US great adventurism with Iran is nothing less than war.
They start a war against Resistance Axis with the assassination of Lieutenant General Qasem Soleimani.
Sayyed Nasrallah said that 'Eyes now are on Iraqi Parliament to approve a resolution on US troops withdrawal from Iraq' said: Iraqis who are sons of Imam Hussein and Al-Abbas (a.s.) won’t leave US troops in Iraq.
"The minimal retaliation is to liberate Iraq from US forces," Hezbollah Secretary-General said.
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