June 17, 2026
An image grab taken from Hezbollah’s al-Manar TV shows the Lebanese group’s new leader Naim Qassem during a televised address from an undisclosed location on October 30, 2024. (Photo by Al-Manar / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – MANDATORY CREDIT “AFP PHOTO / HO / AL-MANAR” – NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS – DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said Wednesday that an understanding reached between Tehran and Washington to end the regional war was a “great victory”, and urged Lebanon to seize the moment to expel Israeli forces.
“We congratulate the Iranian people, the resistance and the countries and peoples of the region and the world who yearn for independence and freedom on this great victory,” Qassem said in a televised address, urging Lebanon to “benefit from this pivotal point”.
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