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His eminence explained the Russian military withdrawal, saying that Russia intensified its military deployment in Syria in preparation for any Russian-Turkish confrontation after Turkey downed a Russian warplane.
His eminence noted that Turkey has never violated the Syrian airspace after Russian threatened to down any warplane that violates Syria sovereignty.
“So after the tension between Turkey and Russia decreased, the latter withdrew the forces that were summoned upon the escalation,” Sayyed Nasrallah pointed out, “The Russian military achievements also allowed Moscow to cut the number of deployed troops.”
“Russian President Vladimir Putin’s threat of deploying troops within hours in Syria if necessary asserts that the Russian political stance has not changed.”
“Hezbollah was notified about the partial withdrawal of the Russian troops from Syria before it occurred.”
Politically, Sayyed Nasrallah said that the all the parties of the axis of resistance aim at reaching a solution in Syria, adding that the Americans have become certain that terrorist groups can never change the battlefield situation.
“The Americans have cancelled their programs to train the so-called moderate militants for they failed to fight ISIL and as the US realized that the terrorists would replace the Syrian government if it fell.”
“The US administration wants to reach a political solution that serves its interests and those of its allies, not the Syrians.”
The axis of resistance aims at reaching a political settlement that preserves the Syrians’ rights to determine the destiny of the ruling system, according to Sayyed Nasrallah.
“We will not let the Americans and their allies obtain politically what they failed to get in the battlefield.”
Sayyed Nasrallah noted that the Turkish losses due to Syria developments are huge, which imposed on the Turks to be more realistic than the Saudis who are deactivating all the political solutions.
Saudi delays the political solution in Syria, betting on any possible change in the American policy in the Middle East.
Talking about the decision to blacklist Hezbollah as a ‘terrorist organization’, Sayyed Nasrallah stressed that such decision was spearheaded by Saudi Arabia, noting that Hezbollah has information that Riyadh had intention to crush Hezbollah since July war 2006. However, he said he would not disclose such information because of local considerations.
“I have information about the Saudi scheme to crush the resistance but I will not talk about because of local considerations. Saudi spent millions of dollars in a bid to destroy the resistance.”
“The decision to blacklist Hezbollah is a Saudi decision. Saudi has the financial, media and religious power in which can use to threat whoever opposes it,” his eminence told al-Mayadeen.
Meanwhile, Sayyed Nasrallah affirmed that the Saudi scheme has failed in Iraq, Syria and Yemen, noting that the Al-Saud regime is stressed and launching a war against Hezbollah because of this failure across many fronts.
“Saudi regime wanted to hold Hezbollah accountable for its failure in several fronts.”
Though, Hezbollah still has popularity in the Arab and the Islamic world, Hezbollah S.G. said, noting that the Saudi regime doesn’t tolerate any kind opposition.
“Saudi regime fears any kind of opposition even if it was by word.”
Talking about reports on Hezbollah interference in Bahrain, Sayyed Nasrallah said that Hezbollah “has never trained or funded any side in Bahrain,” stressing that such reports are completely false and baseless.
“I call upon Arab foreign ministers, who took the decision to blacklist Hezbollah, to review such reports because they are false,” Sayyed Nasrallah said, noting that Hezbollah is not ashamed of his interference in Syria and Iraq, and that “when were engaged in any battle across the Arab world we say the truth.”
“We were fighting Israel at the Lebanese border area with Palestine. When the axis of resistance was targeted we headed to Syria for confronting such scheme.”
On the other hand, Sayyed Nasrallah stressed that Saudi doesn’t want dialogue in the region, especially with Iran, Syria or Hezbollah.
“The Iranians repeatedly announced they were willing to hold dialogue with Saudis, and (Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad) Zarif said Iran wants dialogue with Saudi, but the Saudis did not approved his visit.”
“When they were inflicted with heavy losses, the Saudis did not want to go to dialogue due to their weakened position. We always call for dialogue in the region. But there is a regime which is stressed because of his losses, and because of these losses, he is launching a war against Hezbollah.”
In this context, the resistance leader noted that Saudi war against Hezbollah has many phases, saying that Riyadh is fighting Hezbollah with people, reiterating his previous calls to exclude the people especially those who are in Gulf states from such war.
“Saudi Arabia is launching a war in Hezbollah that the Arabs did not carried out against each others during the Jahiliyyah.”
Meanwhile, Sayyed Nasrallah pointed out that Hezbollah’s relation with Palestinian resistance factions is good, adding that the Lebanese resistance alliances with powers across the Arab world were not based on religious issues but on the political stance of these powers.
“The only consideration we look at is the resistance issue.”
Talking about Lebanese local affairs, Sayyed Nasrallah said that former PM, Saad Hariri is trying to fulfill the Saudi demands to launch a campaign against Hezbollah.
“Hariri has been criticizing Hezbollah since the first day of his return to Lebanon and this was under the request of Saudi Arabia.”
However, his eminence said that the only positive thing in Hariri’s remarks is the continuation of dialogue between al-Mustaqbal party and Hezbollah.
Sayyed Nasrallah noted that there are several issues disagreed upon between the two parties, including the presidential vote and the electoral law. In this context, he said that the only fair electoral law is the one based on proportional representation.
Sayyed Nasrallah meanwhile, stressed that Lebanon can only be built upon the concept of partnership. He noted that the relation between Hezbollah and Amal movement is firm and based on mutual respect.
“Some seek discord between Hezbollah and Amal and this will never happen.”
Meanwhile, Sayyed Nasrallah reiterated that Hezbollah’s candidate for presidential elections in Lebanon is MP Michel Aoun.
“Aoun is our presidential nominee as long as he says I am a candidate.”
His eminence said that Hezbollah wants a strong president “who can’t be purchased and who doesn’t fear some powerful states in the region and the world.”
On the other hand, Sayyed Nasrallah noted that when Hezbollah supports Aoun for presidency this doesn’t mean that Hezbollah doesn’t believe that the head of Marada Movement, MP Sleiman Frangieh has the characteristics of a strong president.
Concerning the relation with Iran, Sayyed Nasrallah affirmed that regardless the side which has win the elections in Iran, the ties between the resistance and the Islamic Republic is good.
In this context, he disclosed that he had visited the Islamic Republic “someday since the election of President, Sheikh Hasan Rouhani.”
Sayyed Nasrallah praised the late Egyptian journalist, Mohamamd Hasanein Haikal, as an “iconic and veteran figure whom we have lost.”
His eminence noted that Hezbollah delegation’s visit to Egypt last month was just for offering condolences over the death of Haikal, and that it had no political aims.
“Haikal had repeatedly defended Hezbollah in public,” Sayyed Nasrallah said, noting that the Egyptian journalist has defended Hezbollah’s presence in Syria.
“As Haikal passes away, the Arab world loses one of the few people who withstood against the power of money and Takfiri ideology.”
Asked about any expected withdrawal of Hezbollah fighters from Syria, Sayyed Nasrallah stressed that such presence is fully coordinated with the Syrian leadership.
“The aim of Hezbollah presence in Syria is to prevent its fall in the hands of Takfiris, and as long as this threat exists Hezbollah is concerned to stay in Syria to defend it, regardless of the Russian withdrawal or any expected withdrawal of Iranian advisors.”
“Where we should be will be. Hezbollah’s destiny is to defend his brothers in Syria.”
