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[text/observer network xiong chaoran] lebanese hezbollah leader nasrallah died in an israeli air strike, triggering an escalation of tension in the middle east. iran said nasrallah's death "will only further strengthen resistance," while israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu warned iran that israel's long arm can reach anywhere in the middle east.

according to reports from iran’s semi-official media iran press, the associated press, and lebanon’s al mayadeen tv station, iranian president masoud pezeshkian said at a cabinet meeting held on the afternoon of september 29, local time, israel's killing of many leaders of hezbollah in recent days is a "criminal act" and iran needs to make a "decisive response." he also accused the united states and europe of promising a ceasefire in exchange for iran not responding after the assassination of hamas leader haniyeh. this was a complete lie.

reuters reported on september 29, local time, that two days after nasrallah’s death, israel further escalated its confrontation with its iranian allies in the region. it bombed multiple targets of the houthi armed forces in yemen that day and continued to launch attacks on lebanon. air strikes. there are concerns that the conflict in the middle east could get out of control and involve iran and israel's main ally, the united states.

iranian president pezhiziyan spoke at the cabinet meetingiranian media map

according to reports, at a cabinet meeting held that day, pezeshchiyan strongly condemned the recent crimes committed by the israeli zionist regime and stated that these actions will not go unanswered.

he emphasized that although iran must respond decisively to these "criminal acts," history has proven that it cannot be extinguished by assassinating the leaders of the liberation movement. "more people will stand up and hold high the banner of justice and resistance to oppression."

at the meeting, pezeshchiyan expressed condolences for nasrallah’s death and said: “this crime once again proves that the zionist regime does not respect international law or international norms.”

he further accused u.s. and european leaders, saying their promises of a ceasefire in exchange for iran's silence after haniyeh's assassination were "complete lies." "giving these criminals more time will only encourage them to commit more atrocities."

in july this year, hamas politburo leader ismail haniyeh was killed in an attack in tehran, the capital of iran. he was attending the inauguration of iran's new president. iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei once vowed that as haniya's host, iran has the responsibility to "avenge" haniya's death and "the zionist regime should be severely punished."

on august 1, local time, the funeral of hamas leader haniyeh and his bodyguards, who were assassinated in iran, was held in tehran, iran. iran's supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei and president pezeshchiyan mourned at the scene.thepaper image

previously, when attending the united nations general assembly in new york, the united states, on september 23, local time, pezeshchiyan said that israel hopes to stimulate iran to join the conflict between israel and hezbollah in lebanon, thereby dragging the middle east into a "total war." he warned that the consequences would be "irreversible." on the 24th, lebanese foreign minister abdullah bu habib revealed that he was convinced that iran did not want to be involved in the conflict and believed that the united states was “the only country that can play a role in the middle east and lebanese issues.” he hoped that the united states could strengthen its diplomatic efforts.

at the cabinet meeting, pezeshchiyan mentioned an interview he had recently pre-recorded with cnn during his stay in the united states. the interview was broadcast on september 29, local time.

during the interview, pezeshchiyan placed the blame entirely on israel for the ongoing violence in the region. "hezbollah itself cannot fight against a country (israel) that is armed to the teeth and has weapons systems that are much more advanced than any other country." he believes that hezbollah cannot do anything alone, and islamic countries in the region must sit hold a meeting together to develop a response to ongoing events.

iranian president pezhiziyan was interviewed by cnnIC Photo

today, he reiterated this position again at a cabinet meeting, emphasizing that lebanon’s fighters cannot be left alone, otherwise the zionists will continue to attack resisting countries one after another, killing innocent civilians, women and children.

reuters reported that israel stated that the air strike on the port of hodeidah in yemen on september 29, local time, was in response to the houthi armed missile attacks on israel in recent days. the houthi armed forces said that the air strike killed at least 4 people and injured 29 people; iran condemned the israeli air strike on yemen that day.

in addition, israel continues to launch air strikes in lebanon. the lebanese ministry of health stated that an israeli airstrike on september 29, local time, killed at least 105 people and injured 359 others. cctv reporters learned that the israeli military launched a new round of air strikes on beirut, the capital of lebanon, in the early morning of september 30, local time. at the same time, the israeli army also launched air strikes on herme and surrounding areas in northeastern lebanon.