Hezbollah commander death strengthens resistance: Iran’s Larijani

The Iranian parliament (Majlis) speaker says the recent martyrdom of senior Hezbollah commander Mustafa Badreddine will only strengthen the hand of the resistance front against Israeli occupation.

Ali Larijani made the remarks in a Saturday message of condolences to Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, the secretary general of Lebanon’s resistance movement Hezbollah, following the assassination of Badreddine during his anti-terrorism mission in Syria.

The top Iranian parliamentarian further hailed the sacrifices made by the late Hezbollah military official in the fight against terrorism and said “this brave martyr spent many years of his life on the front line of battles against the Zionist regime and its mercenaries in the region.”

“Hezbollah has lost a Lebanese champion and brilliant member, but this [loss] would definitely bolster the resolve of anti-Israel jihadi forces” in their resistance against Tel Aviv’s occupation, he said.
Larijani further offered sympathy to the bereaved family of the slain commander.