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Iranian government delegates head to Lebanon to attend resistance leader Nasrallah’s funeral

siavash — Sun, 23 Feb 2025 07:49:21 +0000

Iranian government delegates head to Lebanon to attend resistance leader Nasrallah’s funeral

TEHRAN (Iran News) Delegates from the highest ranks of the Iranian government as well as private citizens have headed to Lebanon to participate in the funeral for Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Sayyed Hashim Safieddine, the leaders of the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah who were assassinated by the Israeli regime.

Among the delegates was Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf who departed for Beirut early on Sunday to attend the funeral ceremony later in the day.

Speaking to reporters before his departure, Qalibaf said that a delegation comprised of members of the office of the Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, as well as representatives from President Masoud Pezeshkian’s administration, the Judiciary, and Parliament will attend the funeral for Nasrallah and Safieddine.

Families of Iranian martyrs, top and cultural figures will participate in the event as well, Qalibaf added, who described the funeral as a turning point in the grandeur of the Resistance Front, the Islamic world and the Lebanese people.

During his lifetime, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was a source of pride and dignity for the Islamic world, the top Iranian parliamentarian said, adding that Nasrallah was widely recognized as a symbol of fighting against Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza.

Despite suffering great losses due to the martyrdom of its resistance leaders, Lebanon remains proud as it has restored security to its territory following the months-long Israeli aggression, Qalibaf further said.

‘Opportunity to strengthen bilateral ties’

The speaker also told reporters that his trip to Beirut will serve as an opportunity to further enhance relations with Lebanon, as he plans to meet with top officials there.

Lebanon’s resistance leaders

Nasrallah, the long-time secretary general of Hezbollah, was assassinated by the Israeli regime on September 27 last year. The 64-year-old resistance leader lost his life in a massive airstrike that hit Hezbollah’s stronghold in Dahieh, a southern neighborhood of Lebanon’s capital, Beirut.

The attack, which was part of a large-scale Israeli offensive against Hezbollah positions, was carried out using U.S.-supplied bunker-buster bombs that destroyed several buildings and killed a number of Hezbollah commanders as well.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had ordered the assassination of the Hezbollah leader from the UN headquarters in New York.

Safieddine, Nasrallah’s deputy and former head of Hezbollah’s Executive Council, was killed in October during an Israeli airstrike on Beirut. He had been appointed to replace Nasrallah before he was assassinated.

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Rouhani Administration Preparing Road Map for Economy

reporter 1222 — Tue, 18 Aug 2020 10:26:34 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said his administration has prepared a road map to the economy for the one remaining year of his tenure.

In remarks at a Tuesday meeting of the Economic Coordination Headquarters, President Rouhani said a strategic document on the “economic road map” for the eighth year of his administration has been formulated and will be unveiled next week.

Implementation of the new road map would create synergy among various economic sectors for thriving production, he added.

Rouhani also hailed his administration’s success in foiling the hostile plots for disruption to Iran’s progress under an economic war, saying the new road map would also consolidate and regulate the financial resources and cause maximum popular cooperation for calm and stability.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has on various occasions called for the implementation of the Resistance Economy policies to regulate plans and reduce the share of crude oil incomes in the financial resources of the administration.

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Rouhani: Outsiders Can’t Topple Government in Iran

reporter 1222 — Wed, 05 Aug 2020 09:49:34 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – President of Iran Hassan Rouhani scorned the futile attempts by outsiders to decide the Iranian people’s fate, stressing that enemies will never be able to overthrow the Islamic Establishment as long as the vote of people and ballot boxes form the basis of decisions in Iran.

Addressing a cabinet session on Wednesday, Rouhani hailed the rule of religious democracy in Iran, stressing, “As long as we respect the ballot boxes, the elections, and the votes of people, no power could harm us.”

He also denounced the “worn-out and baseless” remarks by the foreign politicians in the far side of the world talking about an end to popular government and the outbreak of unrest in Iran, saying the Islamic Republic will keep moving ahead powerfully with reliance on elections.

The enemies may be able to harass Iran, as they have done so in the past years, but they are unable to take the government from people, Rouhani added.

In comments in August 2019, Rouhani said the US is mistaken to think that its policy of pressure and sanction could help it achieve the objective of regime change in Iran.

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