WANA (Oct 24) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in a statement, expressed its condolences over the death of Seyed Hashem Safieddine and emphasized: “Undoubtedly, the martyrdom of resistance leaders will not weaken the determination, faith, or will of their followers, the brave fighters of the resistance, and the Muslim and freedom-loving nations of the region in their struggle against the occupation, oppression, and aggression of the Zionist regime.”

 

The full text of the Ministry’s statement is as follows:

 

In the name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful

 

“Indeed, Allah has purchased from the believers their lives and their properties [in exchange] for that they will have Paradise. They fight in the cause of Allah, so they kill and are killed. [It is] a true promise [binding] upon Him in the Torah and the Gospel and the Qur’an. And who is truer to his covenant than Allah? So rejoice in your transaction which you have contracted. And it is that which is the great attainment.”

                                                                                           

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has offered condolences and congratulations on the martyrdom of Hojjatol Eslam Seyed Hashem Safieddine, head of Hezbollah’s Executive Council, and a group of his companions during a criminal attack by the Zionist regime to the Imam of Age (PBUH), the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, the zealous and resistant nations of Lebanon and Palestine, as well as other Muslim and free nations around the world, the leaders and fighters of the Hezbollah movement and the dear family of that noble martyr.

 

Martyr Seyed Hashem Safieddine was one of the leaders and founders of the Lebanese resistance and among the close and loyal companions of Martyr Seyed Hassan Nasrallah, who spent his whole honorable life pursuing the freedom of holy al-Quds and the defense of Lebanon’s honor and territorial integrity against the aggression and crimes of the Zionist occupation regime, and he was finally martyred on this holy path.

 

The Foreign Ministry of the Islamic Republic of Iran also strongly condemns this unforgivable crime committed by the Zionists  and emphasizes the direct complicity of the US government and other governments supporting the occupying regime in this crime.

 

Without a doubt, the martyrdom of the leaders of the resistance will not weaken an iota the determination, faith and will of their leaders, the zealous fighters of the resistance front, and the free Muslim nations of the region to fight against the occupation, oppression and aggression of the Zionist regime until the end of the sinister phenomenon of the Zionist occupation and the realization of the rights of the Palestinian people and the region’s nations, especially the fundamental right to self-determination.