Hany Ghoraba
IPT News, Oct. 30, 2024
“… appointing him (Qassem) as a General Secretary was the most logical since he was the Deputy General Secretary since 1991 which means that he was the most loyal to Iran and most trust by them”
Hezbollah is still attempting to recoup its losses following the Israeli targeting of its leaders including the terrorist group’s iconic leader, Hassan Nasrallah, who was eliminated in an Israeli airstrike on his hideout in Beirut on September 27th. Hezbollah’s heavily reduced surviving leadership, under the strict guidance of Iran, didn’t have an abundance of choice between politicians to lead.
Accordingly, the election yesterday of Shia cleric Naim Qassem, the longstanding deputy of Nasrallah, became a natural choice for the Iranians and Hezbollah given the dwindling numbers of eligible loyal political figures to run Iran’s terrorist crown jewel in Lebanon.
Qassem is endorsed by the powers that be in Tehran including the newly elected so called ‘Reformist President’ Masoud Pezeshkian, who stated the following in an official letter to Qassem:
“I am confident that the presence of a brilliant personality and a mujahid (Jihadist) with a bright past like Your Eminence at the head of Hezbollah will strengthen the will in the field of resistance and also continue the bright path of the lofty martyrs of this front.”
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