Hezbollah chief : “Don’t wait for Iranian-Saudi dialogue “, “getting more complicated”

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nasrallah 102415In a televised appearance marking the end of the annual Ashura mourning Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah attacked the Saudi leaders and his supporters chanted “Death to the Saud family” in a sign of deepening hostility towards the U.S.-allied kingdom.

Hezbollah is a key player in the struggle playing out across the Middle East between the conservative Sunni Muslim-led government of Saudi Arabia and the Shi’ite Islamist government of Iran.

Thousands of its fighters are in Syria to support President Bashar al-Assad, taking part in a new ground offensive also backed by Iranian forces and Russian air strikes against insurgents who have received Gulf Arab backing.

The Saudi-Iranian rivalry is also playing out in Yemen, where Riyadh is leading a military intervention to try to restore President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi’s government and fend off what it sees as creeping Iranian influence.

Nasrallah condemned what he called the “U.S.-Saudi aggression” against Yemen. Thousands of black-clad supporters responded “Death to the Saud family! Death to the Saud family!”. Such chant is mostly reserved for Israel and the United States .

On the war in Syria, Nasrallah predicted victory for Assad and his allies. “Syria will not fall,” he proclaimed .

Tens of thousands of Hezbollah supporters marched through the Shi’ite southern suburbs of Beirut. Some beat their chests in a show of self-punishment over the failure of Muslims to help Hussein in battle against the Islamic ruler at the time, Yazid.

Lebanon has also been an arena for Saudi-Iranian rivalry between Hezbollah and its Christian and Shi’ite allies on the one hand, and a rival alliance led by Sunni politician Saad al-Hariri, who is backed by Riyadh, on the other.

Nasrallah warned rival Lebanese politicians against waiting for Saudi Arabia and Iran to broker an end to a standoff that has paralysed government and prevented the election of a new president.

“Don’t wait for Iranian-Saudi dialogue. Matters in the region are getting more complicated,” he said. “Don’t await an American or Western initiative. Lebanon is beyond the concerns of foreign states. Lebanon is today left to its leaders.”

“They have waited for Syria to fall, but it did not and it will not. They shall not benefit from this opportunity. In Lebanon we are the masters of our decisions.” He said .

He urged his rivals to pursue the ongoing dialogue seriously because there is no substitute.

But Interior Minister Nouhad Mashnouk , a key member of the Hariri-led Future Movement said Friday he is still undecided on whether to attend a new round of talks with Hezbollah following unprecedented political escalation between the Future Movement and Hezbollah that threatened to unravel their nearly year-old dialogue.

Lebanon has been without president for over a year.

The Lebanese parliament failed again this week and for the 30th time in a row to elect a president to replace Michel Suleiman whose term ended on May 25 last year

As in the past sessions the parliament was unable to reach a quorum because the Iranian backed Hezbollah militant group and its ally MP Michel Aoun’s Change and Reform bloc MPs boycotted the session.

Speaker Nabih Berri a key ally of Hezbollah postponed the election to November 11, 2015

Iran has been blamed for the impasse and for this reason the Lebanese were expecting that as soon as Iranian nuclear deal is finalized an agreement could be worked out between Iran and Saudi Arabia to end the presidential crisis.

Following the failed session, former PM and head of the Future Movement bloc MP Fouad Siniora warned that the “failure to elect a president is leading Lebanon towards further disintegration.

“Those obstructing the elections are responsible for the current state of affairs in Lebanon,” Siniora declared from parliament.

“Electing a head of state is key to reaching a solution to major problems in Lebanon,” he stressed.

“The polls should not be linked to regional affairs and we need to elect a president who not only represents his community, but all the other Lebanese communities,” added the MP.

Nasrallah today renewed his support for the Palestinian people in their fight against “Zionism,” he said: “On this great day I hereby announce that we renew our support for the Palestinian people and call on the Islamic world to back them in defending al-Aqsa.”

“We shall continue our struggle to confront the American projects. Just like we defeated Israel, the takfiris and their American masters will be defeated as well.” He added.

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11 responses to “Hezbollah chief : “Don’t wait for Iranian-Saudi dialogue “, “getting more complicated””

  1. Mutih Skeini Avatar
    Mutih Skeini

    Such a dialogue with corrupt, depraved, unprincipled, sectarian Saudi-Wahhabis is an exerccise in futility. 1979 Iran is a formidable supporter of Palestine. The Saudis and their stooges in Lebanon sided with Zionist Israel in the 2014 war with Gaza because of their spite and hatred of 1979 Iran. The Saudis are so unprincipled that they abandoned their commitment to Palestine. They practice the barbaric punishment of beheading and so does Isis. Both are of the same sectarian, barbaric clan.

    1. nagy_michael2 Avatar
      nagy_michael2

      Yes all M14 supporters went to fight alongside Israel against the Palestinians. stop eating a lot of beans..

      1. “stop eating a lot of beans..”

        More likely it eats shite.

    2. arzatna1 Avatar

      How is the weather in Tehran today ?

    3. You disgusting bigot!

    4. “Such a dialogue with corrupt, depraved, unprincipled, sectarian”

      LMFAO at the hypocrisy

  2. 5thDrawer Avatar

    Ole Nastryrallah … not only doesn’t want to pay his electric bill, but doesn’t want any aid money for Lebanese citizens either. Seems to be going more grey faster – the body even Resisting Colour.
    Hmm … Resisting Colour … maybe has been with Aoun too long … in a crowd chanting R.C., R.C. ……..

  3. 5thDrawer Avatar

    “The polls should not be linked to regional affairs and we need to elect a president who not only represents his community, but all the other Lebanese communities,”…….
    WELL NASTY …. SINCE YOU ALL TREAT THE FEMALES THE SAME, THAT WOULD BE REPRESENTATIVE.
    I know a couple of women who could manage a house better than you guys.
    And I mean on a REALLY TIGHT BUDGET.

    1. “they are just dying for a chance at running the place”

      Maybe “dying” isn’t the right word considering what happened to the mother.

      1. 5thDrawer Avatar

        Maybe … but she just went away in spirit …
        The other mother is making up for it, having gone Schizophrenic … Dementia is a curious thing.

  4. This degenerate is hell-bent on fighting the Israelis, the Saudis, the Americans, the Sunnis, and whoever strikes his demented fancy, until the last drop of blood of the last Lebanese. Both the Shias and the non-Shias in Lebanon don’t seem to mind. Good luck!

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