Iran's Khamenei says killing commanders cannot stop Hezbollah
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei stated that Israel's efforts to eliminate top Hezbollah commanders will not weaken the group significantly.
- Middle East
- AFP
- Published Date: 12:37 | 25 September 2024
- Modified Date: 12:40 | 25 September 2024
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Wednesday that Israel's killing of top Hezbollah commanders couldn't bring the Iran-backed Lebanese group to its knees.
"Some of the effective and valuable forces of Hezbollah were martyred, which undoubtedly caused damage to Hezbollah, but this was not the sort of damage that could bring the group to its knees," he said in meeting with military personnel and veterans of the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war.
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