Foreign Policy
Sat Mar 02, 2019 2:46
Iran Strongly Condemns British Gov't for Banning Hezbollah
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian foreign ministry strongly deplored the British government's move to ban the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance group as a terrorist organization, describing it as an irresponsible and incorrect move.

"This measure by Britain means deliberately ignoring a large number of Lebanese people and Hezbollah's legitimacy and legal position in the administration and political structure in Lebanon. We advise the British government to study the scale of Hezbollah's votes in the recent parliamentary elections and other electoral activities," Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Saturday.  

He described Hezbollah as one of the main pivots of the fight against terrorism, specially the ISIL, in the region, stressing that certainly the British government's wrong measure cannot dim this role and position.

Qassemi underscored that Iran considers Hezbollah as a legitimate and legal force helping the political stability and security of Lebanon, saying that Britain's "irresponsible and incorrect" measure will not help establish stability and security in the Arab country.

Britain's measure was earlier condemned by Hezbollah too.

Hezbollah condemned on Friday the British government’s decision to list it as a terrorist organization, saying the move showed “servile obedience” to the United States.


“Hezbollah sees in this decision servile obedience to the US administration, revealing that the British government is but a mere a follower in service of its American master,” the statement added.





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