UK’s Blacklisting of Hezbollah a Grave Mistake: Iran
Speaking to reporters at his weekly press conference in Tehran on Monday, Qassemi said it was a strategic error by London.
He added that many other European countries also disapproved of the move by Britain.
Qassemi went on to say that Hezbollah is a major part of Lebanon’s political establishment and has contributed to the fight against Takfiri terrorism and preventing its spread to Europe.
UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid said last Monday that the government will designate the entire Hezbollah organization as a “terrorist” entity as of Friday subject to the approval of the parliament.
Javid, an extreme right-wing politician of Pakistani origin, said the UK government was no longer able to maintain a distinction between Hezbollah’s political and military activities and thus will include the group’s political unit in its blacklist.
“Hezbollah is continuing in its attempts to destabilize the fragile situation in the Middle East – and we are no longer able to distinguish between their already banned military wing and the political party,” said Javid, adding, “Because of this, I have taken the decision to proscribe the group in its entirety,” he added in a statement.
Britain has become increasingly angered by Hezbollah’s role in an anti-militancy campaign in Syria, where London has for the past eight years supported terrorist groups opposed to the government of President Bashar al-Ass
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