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Iranians remember late president, FM
Nasrallah hails Iran’s stability after Raisi’s loss
Iranian officials along side a number of foreign officials attended the ceremony held in the capital Tehran on Thursday.
Addressing the ceremony via video link from Beirut, Hezbollah’s Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah described Iran as the “strong fortress of resistance” against oppressors, saying the Islamic establishment serves as a role model.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran emerged proudly and admirably from this tragic incident and presented an advanced and lofty model that is strong in facing all challenges,” he said.
Nasrallah said the incident was “very painful and historic” which left Iran faced with threats.
“However, the rule is that we must turn threats into opportunities, as always emphasized by Eminent Leader of the Revolution” Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, he said.
“We have faced similar big and dangerous incidents in recent years. As an example, we can point to the assassination of two dear commanders, Hajj Qassem Soleimani and Hajj Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, that was a huge damage and at the same time a threat,” he added.
Lieutenant General Soleimani, head of Iran’s Quds Force, and Abu Mahdi, an Iraqi commander of the Popular Mobilization Forces, were assassinated in a US airstrike ordered by then-president Donald Trump at Baghdad airport in January 2020.
“But this threat turned into an opportunity. These bloodsheds marked the breakout of the uprising and a new life for the resistance and the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran and all the resistance movements in the region,” Nasrallah said.
“Enemies who were lying in wait and talking about riots happening here and there saw with their own eyes that despite all the difficult conditions it faced due to this incident, Iran was calm, stable, unified and united,” he added.
The commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) also praised the distinguished characteristics of Raisi and Amir-Abdollahian in defense of resistance and the fight against US hegemony.
Describing the late Iranian foreign minister as “indefatigable and plucky,” Qa’ani said Amir-Abdollahian opened a new era in defense of resistance and was the “sonorous voice” of the resistance front.
The chief of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement Ziad al-Nakhaleh, who also attended the ceremony in Tehran, said Raisi and Amir-Abdollahian played a major role in victories scored by the resistance factions.