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Ayatollah Khamenei described Nasrallah “my brother, my dear and my pride, the beloved face of the Islamic world, and the eloquent language of the nations of the region, [and] the shining jewel of Lebanon”.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei has hailed “the brilliant work of our armed forces” in launching a missile strike on the Tel Aviv area, saying it was “legal and legitimate”.
Ayatollah Khamenei is delivering a public sermon during Friday prayers which he is leading at the Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla mosque in central Tehran.
The prayer follows a commemoration ceremony for Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah who was assassinated in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut.
Ayatollah Khamenei described Nasrallah “my brother, my dear and my pride, the beloved face of the Islamic world, and the eloquent language of the nations of the region, [and] the shining jewel of Lebanon”.
“I felt it necessary to pay tribute to Mr. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah (May God bless him and grant him peace) in the Friday prayer in Tehran, and to convey some notifications to everyone,” the Leader said.
“The audience of this sermon is the whole Islamic world, but it is specially addressed to the dear nation of Lebanon and Palestine,” he said.
“We are all saddened and mourned by the martyrdom of Dear Sayyed. This is a great loss and we are deeply saddened, but our mourning does not mean depression, distress and despair.
“It is a kind of mourning for the Master of Martyrs Hussein ibn Ali. It is enlivening, instructive, motivating, and hopeful,” the Leader said, referring to Imam Hussein (AS).
Ayatollah Khamenei said though Nasrallah’s body has left this world, “his true personality, his soul, his way, and his expressive voice are still among us and will be with us forever”.
“He was the high flag of resistance against oppressive and predatory demons – an eloquent voice and a brave defender of the oppressed. He was a source of encouragement and valor for fighters and rights seekers. His popularity and influence had gone beyond Lebanon, Iran and Arab countries, and now his martyrdom will increase this influence.”
Ayatollah Khamenei last led Friday prayers in January 2020 after Iran fired missiles at a US army base in Iraq, in response to a strike that martyred anti-terror commander Brigadier Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
Source:Presstv
