Issued on: 05/01/2020 – 16:34Modified: 05/01/2020 – 16:34
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Sunday the US military in the Middle East would pay the price for killing Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani, which he said marked the start of a new phase for the region.
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Nasrallah, speaking in a televised address marking Soleimanis death in a targeted US air strike, said responding to the killing was not only Irans responsibility but the responsibility of its allies in the region too.
As thousands listened at a rally in the southern suburbs of Beirut, the Hezbollah leader said the US killing of Soleimani marked “the start of a new phase and new history not just for Iran or Iraq but the whole region”. He called the killing a “clear, blatant crime” that will transform the Middle East.
Nasrallah said attacks on the US military presence in the Middle East would be “fair punishment” for Soleimanis killing, listing US bases, naval ships and military personnel as possible targets.
Nasrallah urged Iraq to free itself from US “occupation”, moments before the countrys parliament passed a resolution urging the government to expel foreign troops from the country, notably those of the US-led coalition.
Founded by Irans Revolutionary Guards in 1982, Hezbollah is a critical part of an Iranian-backed regional military alliance.
The United States has designated Hezbollah as a terrorist group.
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