- 14 Jan 2008, 09:22
#11359
Hezbollah slams the US for accusing Iran of supporting armed groups in the region, saying he is honored to be an enemy 'of the Great Satan'.
“I won't hide it. I felt honored when [US President George W.] Bush spoke about Hezbollah and resistance movements because when the Pharaoh and the Great Satan accuse us and considers us enemies ... it is an honor for us,” said the movement's Secretary General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah Sunday night.
The remarks came in response to a speech in the United Arab Emirates by Bush during which the US President lashed out at Iran and Hezbollah.
Earlier in the day in Abu Dhabi, Bush alleged that Iran is today 'the world's leading state sponsor of terror and it sends hundreds of millions of dollars to extremists around the world.'
He accused the country of undermining the hopes for peace by arming and aiding Hezbollah.
Nasrallah said that since Bush could no longer cast doubt on the nature of Iran's nuclear activities, he accused the Islamic Republic of supporting 'terrorism' in Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq and Afghanistan.
"Wherever there is resistance, Iran is accused of supporting resistance movements, and these movements, in Bush's point of view are terrorist," he said.
"He supports the nation of terrorism, killing and wars," Nasrallah said, referring to Israel.
'When a country like Iran or Syria supports resistance movements that are defending their children, women, land, homes and holy places' against Israel, then this is a terrorist state that supports terrorism, Nasrallah concluded.
Iran has dismissed the US accusation that the country is arming Hezbollah, saying its support for the resistance movement is moral.
http://www.presstv.com
“I won't hide it. I felt honored when [US President George W.] Bush spoke about Hezbollah and resistance movements because when the Pharaoh and the Great Satan accuse us and considers us enemies ... it is an honor for us,” said the movement's Secretary General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah Sunday night.
The remarks came in response to a speech in the United Arab Emirates by Bush during which the US President lashed out at Iran and Hezbollah.
Earlier in the day in Abu Dhabi, Bush alleged that Iran is today 'the world's leading state sponsor of terror and it sends hundreds of millions of dollars to extremists around the world.'
He accused the country of undermining the hopes for peace by arming and aiding Hezbollah.
Nasrallah said that since Bush could no longer cast doubt on the nature of Iran's nuclear activities, he accused the Islamic Republic of supporting 'terrorism' in Lebanon, Palestine, Iraq and Afghanistan.
"Wherever there is resistance, Iran is accused of supporting resistance movements, and these movements, in Bush's point of view are terrorist," he said.
"He supports the nation of terrorism, killing and wars," Nasrallah said, referring to Israel.
'When a country like Iran or Syria supports resistance movements that are defending their children, women, land, homes and holy places' against Israel, then this is a terrorist state that supports terrorism, Nasrallah concluded.
Iran has dismissed the US accusation that the country is arming Hezbollah, saying its support for the resistance movement is moral.
http://www.presstv.com
Tayyaba Salim Kassam
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