Iran’s president said “regional countries, Islamic countries” must stand together to confront Israel over its recent strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon.
In a pre-recorded interview that aired Sunday on CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria GPS,” President Masoud Pezeshkian placed the blame for the ongoing violence in that region squarely on Israel, as opposed to his own country or Hezbollah, the belligerent group it has sponsored for decades.“Hezbollah by herself cannot stand against a country that is armed to the teeth,” he told Zakaria, “and has access to weapons systems that are far superior to anything else.”
Speaking to Zakaria through an interpreter, Pezeshkian added: “Islamic countries must convene meeting in order to formulate a reaction to what is occurring. Now, if we’re speaking of Hezbollah alone, what can Hezbollah do alone? The regional countries, Islamic countries must sit together.”
A strike by Israel late Friday killed Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah; that action followed a remote attack by Israel in which it exploded pagers being carried by members of Hezbollah, killing dozens and also disrupting the group’s communications. Israel has also launched airstrikes on Lebanon.
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