BEIRUT, May 25. /TASS/. Sheikh Naim Qassem, Secretary General of the Shiite organization Hezbollah, believes that Iran will emerge as an exceptional regional power with high international prestige following the conflict with the United States.
"The Islamic Republic, which single-handedly repelled large-scale aggression, has succeeded in humiliating America and Israel," the politician said in a televised address to his supporters broadcast by the Al Manar TV channel. "Iran will emerge from the war with the US with its head held high. It will become a pillar for all freedom-loving people in the world."
Sheikh Qassem expressed hope that the upcoming US-Iran agreement would lead to an end to hostilities throughout the region, including Lebanon. "There are indications that the Lebanese dossier will be included in the document planned for signing," he noted.
The Hezbollah leader accused Prime Minister Nawaf Salam's government of making a free concession to Israel by entering into direct peace talks with it, which are taking place in Washington under US auspices. "The people have the right to take to the streets and overthrow such a government in the face of an American-Israeli conspiracy," he warned.
