Iran Slams EU Move against Hezbollah as Biased
Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Araqchi has slammed a recent decision by the European Union to blacklist Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement as “unprofessional and biased.”
“This action is against the noble Lebanese nation, since Hezbollah is part of the country’s socio-political fabric and is respected and accepted by the people of Lebanon, the region and the Muslim world and the legitimate resistance of the movement against the Zionist regime (Israel) has been appreciated among the people in the region and the Muslim world,” Araqchi said during his weekly press conference in Tehran on Tuesday.
He further described the EU action as “irrational and strange,” likening it to blacklisting anti-Nazi resistance groups during World War II.
The Iranian official emphasized, however, that the European move would not generate any doubts about the popular character of Hezbollah, but would rather “further complicate the crisis in the Middle East.”
He then stressed that the European Union should reconsider the decision.
Source: Press TV
He further described the EU action as “irrational and strange,” likening it to blacklisting anti-Nazi resistance groups during World War II.
The Iranian official emphasized, however, that the European move would not generate any doubts about the popular character of Hezbollah, but would rather “further complicate the crisis in the Middle East.”
He then stressed that the European Union should reconsider the decision.
Source: Press TV
