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Hezbollah Chief Hassan Nasrallah Agreed To Ceasefire Before Being Killed: Lebanon Minister

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Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli strike in Lebanon on September 27 Beirut: Former Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had agreed to a ceasefire shortly before he was killed in an air strike in Beirut last week, Lebanon Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib said today. Speaking to an American public broadcaster, Bou Habib said that they also informed the US and French representatives about the ceasefire decision. Hassan Nasrallah was in a bunker in the southern suburb of Dahiyeh when it was hit by Israeli bombs on September 27. While Hezbollah’s statement confirming Nasrallah’s death did not say how exactly he was killed, Reuters said his body had no direct wounds and that it appeared the cause of death was blunt trauma from the force of the blast. “He (Nasrallah) agreed, he agreed (to the ceasefire),” Bou Habib told PBS, adding that Lebanon had fully consented to the ceasefire after consulting with Hezbollah, and communicated this to the US and France. “The Lebanese House Speaker, Mr Nabih Berri, consulted …

Iran’s Supreme Leader blames US, European countries for wars in Middle East – India TV

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Image Source : REUTERS Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran on Wednesday. Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday blamed the United States and other European nations as the “root cause” of conflicts and wars in the Middle East. This came after Iran fired over 180 missiles in its largest-ever attack on Israel, in retaliation for Israeli strikes targeting Tehran’s ally Hezbollah in Lebanon. “The root of the problem in our region, these conflicts and wars, is the presence of those who claim to advocate peace in the region. That is, the United States and some European countries,” he said on social media platform X. “If the villainy of the US and certain European countries is removed from this region, undoubtedly these conflicts and wars will be completely eliminated.” Khamenei also pledged to remove Iran’s enemies with the “hard effort of the Iranian people, inspiration drawn from the Islamic Revolution, and collaboration with other nations”.  Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards on Tuesday said they launched missiles towards Israel …

Iran Supreme Leader After Hezbollah Chief’s Death

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Lashing out after the death of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah and civilians in strikes on Lebanon’s Beirut, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said the savage nature of the “rabid Zionist regime” has been revealed. Mr Khamenei’s statement came on Saturday, amid reports that he had been moved to a secure location after Nasrallah’s killing and at a time when the world’s eyes are on Iran to see what steps it takes after the attacks on one of its closest allies. The Iranian Supreme Leader also called Israel’s war against Hamas – another partner in Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’ against the Jewish country –  in Gaza a “criminal” one and called upon all Muslims to stand with Hezbollah and the people of Lebanon. “The massacre of defenceless people in Lebanon has once again revealed the savage nature of the rabid Zionist regime, and at the same time, it has proven the short-sightedness and foolish policies of the heads of the usurping regime. The terror group ruling the Zionist regime has failed to learn a …

Iran supreme leader’s first reaction after Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah reported killed: ‘Far too weak to…’ | Latest News India

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Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday condemned what he described as Israel’s “short-sighted” and “stupid” policy following Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon that reportedly killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (Via REUTERS) In his first public reaction to the incident, Khamenei refrained from directly confirming Nasrallah’s death, instead focusing on Israel’s actions in Lebanon and the impact on the region’s resistance movements. “The massacre of defenceless people in Lebanon once again revealed the ferocity of the Zionist rabid dog to everyone,” Khamenei said in a statement Saturday. “It has also proven the short-sighted and stupid policy of the leaders of the usurping regime.” Also Read | Israel takes on Iran by neutralising Hassan Nasrallah Khamenei’s remarks came in the wake of an Israeli military announcement claiming it had killed Nasrallah, Hezbollah’s powerful and long-standing leader, in a precision airstrike in southern Beirut. The group has not yet confirmed Nasrallah’s death, leaving the situation clouded in uncertainty. In a series of posts on X, Khamenei expressed his staunch support for …

India says Iran’s Supreme Leader’s comments on minorities in India “misinformed”, should “look at their own record”

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New Delhi: India has said Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s comments on Indian Muslims are “unacceptable”. Posting on X on the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammed, the Iranian leader had clubbed Indian Muslims with those in Gaza, talking about their sufferings. “We strongly deplore the comments made regarding minorities in India by the Supreme Leader of Iran,” the foreign ministry has said in a statement. “These are misinformed and unacceptable. Countries commenting on minorities are advised to look at their own record before making any observations about others,” New Delhi has added. In his post on X, formerly Twitter, today, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had said: “We cannot consider ourselves to be Muslims if we are oblivious to the suffering that a Muslim is enduring in #Myanmar, #Gaza, #India, or any other place.” “The enemies of Islam have always tried to make us indifferent with regard to our shared identity as an Islamic Ummah,” he added. The comments came amid an escalation of hostilities between Iran and Israel — a situation that had led to …

Vice Prez Dhankhar pays tribute to late Iranian president Raisi; meets acting President | World News

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Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday met Iran’s acting President Mohammad Mokhber here and conveyed condolences over the tragic demise of President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in a helicopter crash. Dhankhar, who is leading the Indian delegation at the official funeral ceremony, paid tributes to Raisi, Amir-Abdollahian, and other Iranian officials who died in the crash. A one-day state mourning was observed across India on Tuesday as a mark of respect for Raisi. Vice President Dhankhar paid tributes to late President Raisi, late Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian, and other Iranian officials in Tehran today, his office said in a post on X along with pictures of the event. “VP Jagdeep Dhankhar met Acting President of Iran, Dr. Mohammad Mokhber in Tehran today. VP conveyed condolences on the tragic demise of President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister H. Amir-Abdollahian,” the External Affairs Ministry said in a separate post on X. Dhankhar, who arrived here earlier in the day to attend the official funeral ceremony, was received by the Iranian authorities on his arrival …

Iran’s Khamenei vows ‘harsh response’ after deadly twin blasts: ‘God willing…’ | World News

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Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday vowed a “harsh response” after twin blasts that killed at least 103 people in the country’s south. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on December 23, 2023 shows him addressing an audience from Kerman and Khuzestan in Tehran as behind him is displayed a picture of Qasem Soleimani.(AFP) “The evil and criminal enemies of the Iranian nation once again created a disaster and martyred a large number of dear people in Kerman,” said Khamenei in a statement. Source link