Lebanese MP says Iran has become a regional superpower

Hassan Ezzeddine, a Lebanese member of parliament and a senior member of Hezbollah's Loyalty to the Resistance parliamentary bloc, said on Tuesday that Iran achieved "a clear strategic victory" due to the resilience and unity of its people around the Islamic Republic's leadership. This unity, he added, thwarted enemy objectives, including forcing Iran to submit to US dominance, overthrowing the country's Islamic establishment, and eliminating its missile capabilities.

"As a result, Iran today has become a major regional superpower and is shaping the future of the new regional order alongside the countries and peoples of the region," Ezzeddine stated. He advised the Lebanese government to abandon its misconceptions that the United States intends to help Lebanon or pressure the Israeli regime to halt its attacks. Instead, the government should stand alongside the people.

Ezzeddine noted that real pressure on the Israeli regime was achieved through negotiations between Iran and the US in Islamabad, Pakistan, which compelled Tel Aviv to accept a ceasefire, despite continued violations in some areas. According to him, the resistance and resilience of the Lebanese people would ultimately force the regime to withdraw from occupied territories.

He also called on the Lebanese government to revise its political approach and its relationship with a large segment of the population, and to embrace internal national understanding among the country's various components as a guarantor of security and civil peace. According to Mehr News, these remarks were reported by Press TV.