The secretary general of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, on Friday said Tehran has never interfered in the domestic affairs of Lebanon.

Iran is a country that no other country can meddle in its positions and strategies. The Islamic Republic has stood by all Arab nations, and defended their rights,  Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah addressing his supporters via a televised speech from the capital Beirut on Friday evening.

The secretary general of the Lebanese Hezbollah went on to say the Lebanese state needed to take a “firm and strong” position on disputes with Israel and said the group was ready to act if necessary.

Nasrallah added Lebanese officials must tell the United States to listen to Lebanon’s demands in order that “we hold Hezbollah back from Israel”.

The secretary general of the Lebanese Hezbollah  movement also praised the recent downing of an Israeli F-16 fighter jet by the Syrian air defense systems as a “very big military achievement.”

“Syrian movement has decided to repel Israel’s aerial assaults. The decision to shoot down the plane was taken by the Syrian leadership and President Bashar al-Assad. Those who executed the order were the officers and soldiers from the Syrian Arab Army,

The Hezbollah secretary general said numerous reports have confirmed “significant” quantities of oil and gas inside Syria, and that is one of the main reasons behind foreign-backed militancy and the presence of US military forces in the war-ravaged Arab country.