TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has emphasized his commitment to voicing the struggles of the Palestinian and Lebanese people against the aggressor and criminal Israeli regime at the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Araqchi made the remarks in a letter to Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, the Secretary General of Hezbollah, on Saturday.
He expressed his condolences to Nasrallah regarding the loss of Lebanese lives due to Israeli strikes, particularly highlighting the death of senior Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Aqil and other Resistance members.
Araqchi, who is currently in New York, will be participating in the upcoming session of United Nations General Assembly.
IRGC commander warns of severe retaliation against Israel for attacks in Lebanon
Major General Hossein Salami, the Commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), also issued a stern warning to Israel, promising a decisive response from the Axis of Resistance in light of recent attacks in Lebanon.
In a letter addressed to Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, Salami condemned Israel’s actions, which led to the deaths and injuries of numerous Lebanese civilians and Hezbollah fighters.
Salami described the Israeli assault as a desperate act, driven by the regime’s ongoing failures in the region. He asserted that the Zionist state would soon face significant retaliation from the Resistance, underscoring the strength and unity among Hezbollah, the Lebanese population, and their support for the Palestinian cause.
In his remarks, Salami characterized the enemy’s reliance on covert operations as a sign of weakness. He noted that Israel’s strategy of attacking from behind the front lines and exaggerating its own successes serves only to mask its failures and prolong its inevitable downfall.
Just one day after pagers used by Hezbollah members were exploded, more electronic devices detonated in Lebanon on Wednesday in what appeared to be a second wave of sophisticated, deadly attacks that targeted an extraordinary number of people.
On Tuesday, pagers used by hundreds of Hezbollah members exploded almost simultaneously in parts of Lebanon as well as Syria. The attack killed at least 12 people — including two young children — and wounded thousands more.
An American official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Israel briefed the U.S. on the operation — where small amounts of explosives hidden in the pagers were detonated.
A day after these deadly explosions, more detonations triggered in Beirut and parts of Lebanon Wednesday — including several blasts heard at a funeral in Beirut for three Hezbollah members and a child killed by Tuesday’s explosions, according to Associated Press journalists at the scene.
At least 25 people were killed and more than 600 were wounded, the Health Ministry said, in the second attack.
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