#Hezbollah leader Nasrallah begins speech on the killings of #Qassem_Suleimani and #AbuMahdialMuhandis.
Says Jan 2nd 2020 (day of the assasination) is the beginning of a new phase in the entire region.
Says Jan 2nd 2020 (day of the assasination) is the beginning of a new phase in the entire region.
Nasrallah says Soleimani got what he sought on that night: Martyrdom.
#Nasrallah says both Soleimani and Abu Mahdi confided in him that they wanted to be martyred.
Abu Mahdi did so at a meeting in #Beirut’s southern suburbs 2 months ago when they “spoke for hours.”
Nasrallah congratulates then both.
Abu Mahdi did so at a meeting in #Beirut’s southern suburbs 2 months ago when they “spoke for hours.”
Nasrallah congratulates then both.
#Nasrallah: What happened? On Thursday night Hajj Qassem left Damascus airport to Baghdad. In Baghdad Muhandes and his brothers met Soleimani. After they got in the cars and went a certain distance, the entire convoy was hit by advanced rockets launched from American planes.
#Nasrallah: Iknow Hajj Qassem and Abu Mahdi and maybe what happened to them was more than what they wanted ... they were left unrecognizable.
#Nasrallah: Why was it done in this pronounced manner? All previous attempts to assasinate him failed, so they had to take this open path.
He also cites American elections.
He also cites American elections.
Nasrallah says the assasinations are “a clear crime that Trump gave the order for.”
#Nasrallah: Trump sanctioned Iran like no time in the last 40 years, tried to starve people via econ crisis & push internal strife, but failed. Now he’s going to elections w/o any success on Iran policy.
Trump aims to push Iran to negotiate under pressure. This won’t work.
Trump aims to push Iran to negotiate under pressure. This won’t work.
#Breaking: Nasrallah says US envoy David Satterfield threatened Lebanese officials: “You have 15 days for #Hezbollah to remove its installations in the Bekaa, or Israel destroy those installations and we will sanction #Lebanon.”
We responded this would illicit a strong reaction
We responded this would illicit a strong reaction
#Nasrallah: This is a new begining for America in the region. We are not attacking them they started a new war in the region on Jan. 2.
A few weeks ago Hajj Qassem was here, and on Wednesday, the first day of the year he came and saw me and we just talked I said this was the beginning of a beautiful year, for my year to begin with a meeting with you.
Nasrallah says he told #QassemSoleimani that there was a lot of focus in US press on him. He says he told Soleimani he may he targeted “Qassem laughed and said ‘pray for me.’”
#Nasrallah says Jan. 2 is the moment for people on the fence between the two regional axis to take a side, and made it clear those were the two regional axes.
#Nasrallah says the confrontation has already begun, with Iran’s refusal to surrender and go to negotiatikns which he says was the single “biggest goal” of the assasination.
#Nasrallah: Soleimani and Muhandes had a leading role in liberating #Iraq and “their blood and and the blood of the martyrs should lead to the second liberation of Iraq.”
#Breaking: Nasrallah says “just retribution” should be enacted. What is this?
“I say it clearly: the American military presence in the region.”
American bases, every American soldier and commander
“The American military is who killed them, and they will pay the price.”
“I say it clearly: the American military presence in the region.”
American bases, every American soldier and commander
“The American military is who killed them, and they will pay the price.”
#Nasrallah says that American civilians “traders, journalists” etc should not be targeted. “This serves the interests of America.”
