TEHRAN Irans parliamentary and diplomatic management concluded a landmark see to Beirut recently, strengthening Tehrans unshakable alliance with Hezbollah and promising to sustain the Resistance Front against Israeli occupation and Western interference.Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchis high-stakes meeting with Hezbollah Chief Sheikh Naim Qassem held against a background of increased regional stress, highlighted Irans dedication to Lebanons sovereignty and its tactical partnership with the Resistance.
This followed their involvement in the postponed funeral of Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and his deputy, Sayyed Hashim Safieddine, who were assassinated in the Israeli regimes airstrikes in late 2024.
Over one million mourners flooded Beiruts streets on February 23, 2025a turnout Qalibaf hailed as massive and historical, proving that Resistance is an unbreakable ideology.
The Iranian delegation likewise met with Lebanese President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, urging nationwide unity between Lebanons government, parliament, and Resistance factions.
Hezbollahs strength is Lebanons strength, Qalibaf asserted, echoing Tehrans longstanding view.Foreign Minister Araghchi added that Iran would spare no effort to support Lebanons stability, connecting its recovery to the wider struggle against foreign occupation and financial coercion.
Talking To Irans Parliament, Qalibaf explained Hezbollah as Lebanons nationwide strength and a guarantor of its security, condemning Israels state terrorism and asserting that no assassination can remove the will of a people battling tyranny.