Hundreds of Iranians arrived on Tuesday night at Palestine Square in central Tehran in order to celebrate the two-year anniversary of “Hizbullah’s victory” in the Second Lebanon War,
the Iranian Fars news agency reported.
Women waved signs with pictures of Hizbullah Secretary-General Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah and
men carried Hizbullah and Palestinian Authority flags at another part of the square. One of Nasrallah’s pictures was attached to balloons and set free.
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Mohammad Hassan Rahmanian a representative of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said at the demonstration, “the only way for the nations in Palestine and Lebanon is opposing the arrogance,” a nickname for the United States and Israel.
He added that “if we go in God’s path, we will definitely be victorious.”
Iran’s cultural attaches in Beirut also conducted a ceremony commemorating the occasion on Monday.
The event included Lebanon’s foreign minister. An official of the Iranian embassy in Lebanon said at the ceremony that “Hassan Nasrallah, the Hizbullah’s secretary-general is a source of pride in Lebanon, Palestine and all the free people worldwide.”
Women wave Hizbullah flags in Tehran demonstration (Photo: AFP)
A live satellite screening of Hizbullah's Deputy Secretary-General, Sheikh Naim Kassem speech was shown.
According to him, the Second Lebanon War, “was the beginning of a new strategy in the Middle East.”
Recently freed terrorist Samir Kuntar also gave a live satellite speech in front of those present on the Iranian network al-Alam.
Thirty-three balloons were released to mark the 33 days of war. According to the Fars news agency, the demonstration included 500-600 participants.
According to the report, the gathering was organized by the Shahid (martyr) Foundation in cooperation with the Iranian broadcasting network, the Tehran municipality and the Revolutionary Guards.
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