Excerpts from Hezbollah's Secretary-General Naim Qassem's speech on 4 August (1/2): • "Today, we are facing a US-Israeli aggression against us, Iran, Gaza, Yemen, and the entire region to extinguish…

❗️Excerpts from Hezbollah's Secretary-General Naim Qassem's speech on 4 August (1/2): • "Today, we are facing a US-Israeli aggression against us, Iran, Gaza, Yemen, and the entire region to extinguish the spark of resistance, colonize the region, and install Israel as an agent for the American tyrant." • "In Lebanon, the goal in September 2024 was to end the resistance. They started by assassinating our master and beloved Sayyed Nasrallah, the martyr leaders, the pager operation, striking capabilities, and brutal work to crush the resistance." • "What stopped the aggression was the Iranian-American agreement because Iran stipulated that halting the aggression be a core condition. America buckled, and this ceasefire would not have happened were it not for this memorandum." • "Why, when Trump entered office again, did Israel not initiate aggression against Iran? Because Trump remains deterred due to the memorandum and Iranian demands." • "Today, we consider that all direct negotiations have brought Lebanon nothing but disgrace, humiliation, disappointment, and successive concessions. What have all the rounds that took place offered to Lebanon? Meanwhile, Israel took everything." • "Israel gained political momentum, but it did not achieve field results as long as the resistance, its people, and the honorable stand firm." • "The Lebanese authorities were a helper to Israel instead of being a helper to Lebanon. • "I tell you frankly, at this pace, the political authority will not achieve anything for Lebanon and will not be able to help serve American objectives." • "I call upon the political authority in Lebanon to stop free concessions, open the door to dialogue with the resistance, mend the internal situation, and affirm concern for national sovereignty." • "What is happening in the villages and towns of the South—most recently this destruction using 700 tons [of explosives]—shouldn't this be a reason for the authorities to speak out in America's face and say that we will at least halt things so that the aggression stops completely?" • "You go to discussions, hold sessions, and do not ask about these bitter results under shelling, humiliation, and disgrace, and this is inconsistent with anyone who wants the sovereignty of the nation." • "Say no to the American; he will buckle, and everything that happened by way of aggression was under American supervision and approval."