Hezbollah’s statement, implicitly designed to cast a pall of illegitimacy over calls for regime change amidst Iran’s nationwide demonstrations, claimed that the Islamic Republic “respects the right of the people to protest and demonstrate peacefully.” However, the group alleged that “footage and statements have proven that America’s and Israel’s agents are embedding themselves in the protests to transform them into chaos and destruction – including burning mosques, governmental and security institutions, and destroying public property.” These actions, Hezbollah said, “are criminal, and have nothing to do with legitimate demands for improving living conditions or the right to protest.” “Trump and Netanyahu,” Hezbollah claimed, were exploiting the leaderless nature of the demonstrations “to speak on their behalf” while steering them internally through “a handful of agents serving those who launched the failed 12-day aggression against Iran—but were exposed and failed miserably.” However, because American and Israeli objectives run contrary to the genuine will of Iranians, Hezbollah, the statement said, would continue to “fully support the choice of the Iranian people and its leadership.” The statement concluded, “God willing, the Islamic Republic will remain stable, strong, and independent.” The rise of this government, he said, also “constituted the biggest blow to America and Israel by deposing the Shah, and the project behind the 1978 Camp David Accords.” As a result, Qassem claimed, the United States, Israel, and the West instigated the Iraq-Iran War to bring about the nascent Islamic government’s collapse.
Author: David Daoud
Published at: 2026-01-27 22:12:20
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