Hezbollah MP calls on Islamic countries to unite against Israel during meeting with Iran's Araghchi

Fadlallah, a senior member of Hezbollah’s Loyalty to the Resistance parliamentary bloc, complained of Israel’s alleged “expansionist ambitions” and expressed gratitude toward Iran.

Hezbollah MP Hassan Fadlallah called on Islamic countries to take “coordinated and decisive measures” against Israel during a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Tehran on Sunday, according to Iran’s Foreign Ministry and Lebanese media reports.

Fadlallah, a senior member of Hezbollah’s Loyalty to the Resistance parliamentary bloc, complained of Israel’s alleged “expansionist ambitions” and expressed gratitude for Iran’s “efforts to support the Lebanese people's resistance through diplomatic efforts,” Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Manar reported.

Fadlallah also called for coordinated action against Israel over what he described as its crimes in Lebanon, Gaza, and the West Bank.

Despite presenting Hezbollah as a Lebanese resistance movement, Fadlallah has repeatedly opposed efforts by the Lebanese state to disarm the group. In June, following the signing of a US-brokered framework agreement between Beirut and Jerusalem, he warned that the Lebanese government could not implement the agreement without going to civil war and said Hezbollah would resist any measures to disarm it.

Araghchi praises Lebanese people for standing against Israel

Responding to Fadlallah’s thanks to the Islamic Republic, Araghchi praised the “resistance and steadfastness of the Lebanese people in the face of the brutal aggression by Israel” and reaffirmed the Islamic Republic’s “comprehensive support for the Lebanese people in defending their country’s territorial integrity, dignity, and national sovereignty.”

The meeting comes as Iran has faced increasing criticism in Lebanon over its involvement in the country’s internal affairs, despite Tehran’s repeated declarations of support for Lebanese sovereignty.

The meeting also came weeks after senior Hezbollah officials appeared in Iran during the funeral ceremonies for former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a US-Israeli strike in February. At the time, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said that Araghchi expressed that Iran would continue its “commitment” to the resistance.