Nasrallah Says U.S. Steps Won't Remain without Response, Calls Berri Reports 'Mere Intimidation'
Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Wednesday warned that the U.S. sanctions and measures against Iran and its allies in the region “will not remain without a response,” as he dismissed reports about possible sanctions against Speaker Nabih Berri and other Hizbullah allies as “mere intimidation.”
“Our choices are open but we will act calmly, with a cool head and at the right time, in all battlefields and arenas,” Nasrallah said in a televised address marking Hizbullah's 'Day of the Wounded'.
“When any faction of the resistance movements senses that there is a dangerous situation, who said that we will settle for condemnation? It is our natural right and ethical, religious and humanitarian duty to confront all those who might threaten our country, resistance and achievements through their measures,” Nasrallah cautioned.
Noting that “the resistance camp possesses a lot of strength cards and elements,” Nasrallah hinted that the U.S. actions may not “remain without a response.”
He added: “So far, we are settling for condemnation, patience and austerity in the face of sanctions and terror lists, but this does not mean that we do not have essential tools of strength, and I'm speaking on behalf of the entire resistance axis and not only Hizbullah.”
Commenting on the U.S. administration's decision to label Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist group, Nasrallah said the Guards are in a “central position” in the region's equations.
“They are the most influential and supportive,” he added.
Addressing the Lebanese people, Nasrallah said: “When you hear (US President Donald) Trump or any Israeli official talking, recall and remember the cities, villages and towns that have been destroyed by U.S. and Israeli interference, that have been devastated by U.S. conspiracies and some Gulf money. Remember the millions of refugees, displaced and afflicted.”
He added: “The interest of the Lebanese lies in cooperation and communication and remaining alert over the U.S. incitement which has destroyed the region around us.”
Nasrallah also noted that media reports about placing Speaker Berri and other Hizbullah allies on U.S. sanction lists are “mere intimidation.”
“There is not a single indication about an intention to place Speaker Nabih Berri and other Hizbullah allies on the terror list and we sense that there are Lebanese in Washington who are working in this direction, but so far this remains an intimidation campaign. When the matter reaches our allies, this means that they are targeting all our people,” Hizbullah's leader said.
Referring to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's recent visit to Lebanon and his anti-Hizbullah remarks on Monday, Nasrallah added: “In the face of the new developments and after Pompeo's visit to Lebanon, we believe that the inciteful U.S. policy will continue, although his visit did not yield any results.”
“He said yesterday that he will not remain silent over Hizbullah's rise in Lebanon and he is seeking to scare and incite the Lebanese,” Nasrallah warned.
As for Lebanese concerns that Trump's decision on the Golan Heights might affect the status of the Shebaa Farms and the Kfarshouba Hills, Nasrallah said: “Our territorial border is linked to our national will and not to Trump's decision.”
Cautioning the Lebanese, he added: “(Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu will likely form a new right-wing Zionist government and we are before a new stage of unprecedented cooperation between America and Israel represented in Netanyahu and Trump, and we are before a major juncture related to our territorial border.”
“We stress the importance of the current spirit of cooperation among the political forces in addressing the current junctures. We must stress the importance of this spirit regardless of any tensions here or there,” Nasrallah urged.
Slamming Pompeo's visit, Hizbullah's leader added: “Killers do not have the right to come to Lebanon and take credit for stability and security. If the enemy does not dare to attack, it is because of our resilience and steadfastness, not because of your red lines.”
“America is the source of terrorism and we are standing in the face of its terrorism,” he emphasized.
“We were killed and wounded and massacres were committed in our villages and cities through Israel's aggression and the U.S. support, weapons and cover. Our peace, security and achievements were made by our people, martyrs and wounded,” Nasrallah went on to say.
He added: “The achievements that have been made in Lebanon are not from the blessings of America.”
6 years
Great picture, he looks like an unwashed shia terrorist (Huthi), and that's closer to his true character than the religious uniform he dishonored and desecrated for decades.
As to his speech: nice cartload of BS.
6 years
Do these two dead shia iranian terrorists in your avatar have a life?
6 years
Your only influence on the current events in Lebanon, is through Annahar digital newspaper, that is your only place of "influence".
6 years
I won't acknowledge his martyrs if he won't acknowledge mine: We were killed and wounded and massacres were committed in our villages and cities through Syria's aggression and occupation. He thanked Syria. Our peace, security and achievements were made by our people, martyrs and wounded.
6 years
"Who says that the Americans' measures, steps and actions will remain without a response?"
Can't wait for this heretic's response:)
6 years
This @POS should be publicly executed at the hands of the people and his execution broadcast live on social media.
6 years
18:17
نصرالله: الى جانب المستعدين لبيع بيوتهم من أجل المقاومة، أرسل لي أحد الأخوة أنه لا يملك منزلاً ولا أرزاقاً لكن يوم تحتاج المقاومة لأي شيء هو جاهز لبيع كليته.۔
6 years
Nasrallah Says U.S. Steps Won't Remain without Response
does that mean Washington is within range of his ballistic missiles?
6 years
@sos
No he will not. He will do nothing! Ebola is financially broke. Tired by a war that costed them over 2000 souls. Nassy is treated for cancer. So he will not dare to do something that jeopardises the fragile situation of his party. He can only bark!
6 years
Addressing the Lebanese people:"recall and remember the cities, villages and towns that have been destroyed by U.S. and Israeli interference..and some Gulf money. Remember the millions of refugees, displaced and afflicted"
Yes we recall and remember how you welcomed Israeli tanks coming to rid you of Fatehland with roses and rice. And how you promised us a calm summer in 2006 then followed your master's orders and started the your "لو كنت أعلم" war. We also remember the thousands of refugees, displaced and afflicted by the war you started and the billions it has cost us. We recall and remember how many towns and villages in Lebanon were completely destroyed because your fake resistance couldn't protect them and how they were all rebuilt by Gulf money. They should have left you to live in the rutting squalor that your towns and villages had become it's all that you deserve. You can't even protect yourself. You've been hiding underground since 2006 like are pathetic scared diseased rat.
6 years
Poor Lebanese, here we are caught between the hammer of the USA and the anvil of the Russian Axis. Nothing good will come out of it...
The day this evil iranian sectarian terrorist is brutally and violently murdered is the day we celebrate our true independence.