of january 3, 2024 is the fourth anniversary of the marcherdom of lieutenant general qasim sulaimani, commander of the quds force of iran's islamic revolution. guard score. haj of qasim was assassinated by us occupation forces in iraq alongside his long-time friend and colleague abu mahdi al-muhandis, iraq's popular mobilization unit's second in command. we only knew after his martur them that martter hash qasim sulaimani was the mastermind behind west asia's axis of resistance, but today in the aftermath of the al-aqsa flood operation in occupied palestine and the supporting fronts in lebanon, syria, iraq and yemen. "we not only see his blessed

in touch, we feel his presence with every call cried out by resistance mujahidien as defight back the aggression of both sionist israel and the united states occupation in our region to. to discuss the role of haj qasim sulaimani, our martter in this glorious unified battle and the rising capabilities of resistance factions across west asia, with us from beirot is his eminence sayid hashim suffiddeen, head of the islamic resistance hisballah's. council in lebanon. on the fourth anniversary, your eminence of them of the lieutenant general qasim sulaimani, one of the founding fathers of west asia's axes of resistance, how do you view the fruits of the labor of the martter qasim sulaimani in the regional confrontation that the entire axis of resistance has been entangled in for almost 90 days now? in the name of allah, the

most gracious, the most merciful. today, amidst the challenges facing and beyond, this confrontation is a clear testament to the enduring presence ofim sulaymani in the region. four years after his murderdom, his impact remains tangible, powerful and effective. it signifies that his efforts, sacrifices and the shedding of his blood are stronger than the united states with all it.

his sincerity, truthfulness, transparency, generosity, sacrifice, all the qualities embodied by qasim sulaymani have left these injuring effects. i tell you in the coming days, months and years there will be more successes and victories, as these efforts and blood are precious to allah, and are guarded by those who continue the path of resistance. the access of resistance persists preserving these sacrifices in the... guard core announced on monday december 25th, the assassination of a senior officer, iranian senior officer in syria, sayid razi musavi, the chief of staff of the al-quds force inside of syria who was assassinated by an israeli air strike on damascus just one week before the inversary of the martterdom of haj qasim sulaimani. isn't it a bit disappoint.

for the mujahidin of the axis of resistance to see their leaders being assassinated by their number one enemy? first allow me to say few words about the mara brigadier general. he was one of the dear leaders and big brothers who lived with us in this region for more than 30 years, practically spending half his life or even more in our area he played a crucial. role in securing support for the resistance in lebanon, palestine and the region as a whole. he was a comrad in arms with haj qasim sulaimani, following in his footsteps. he aspired to murder them, and i witnessed him after the murderm of haj qasim with teery eyes, saying, "when will my turn for marridom come? i seek maridom just as haj qasim always did. i want emphasize that this does not constitute disappointment. why? because our leaders aspire to be murdered. for some people this..." may not be

understood, but our leaders, whether in their armed resistance, support for resistance or backing of fighters in the region, whether iranian or non-iranian, they look beyond material goals at the level of land liberation. these leaders chosen by allah in the best moments of their giving. in the best moments their lives and in the best moments of their resistance work. this does not represent any weakness or disappointment for us. yes, we feel the loss, undoubtedly. we feel that we have lost prominent leaders like hajj qasim, hajj abudi and muhandis, and the dear brigadeer general. we feel their loss and

acknowledge our need for them. however, at the same time we fully understand that this path is one of sacrifices and the offering of blood and marters. this has been the history of resistance from its beginning. until today from and all our leaders and loved ones have sacrifice themselves on this path, therefore it does not signif weakness or disappointment. in this battle we fight on all fronts, those on the frontlines fight, those in resistance support fight, those in cultural work fight, and all of them are engaged in this resistance work, and every drop of blood shed on this path is a blessed point, and allah subhanah bless. well um, talking about the current confrontation that we are living in in west asia since october 7, the al-aqsa flood operation, since uh we saw the heroic zero distance palestinian operations happening in gaza, we saw uh

missiles continuing to be fired from gaza despite the destruction and devastation inside of gaza, many during this time have repeated the name of hajqasim sulaimani. saying that linking his name to noticeable elevated capabilities of the palestinian resistance, is there a truth to those speculations? i mean, did martter sulaimani have a direct role in the visible developed capability inside of palestine? he devoted his entire life for palestine, exerting every effort for its cause. qasim sulaimani is essentially mother of quds. naturally he gave the palestinian cause the utmost he could give. if he regretted anything, it was that he couldn't give more than he did, mentally and physically. in our experiences with him, he always aimed to make the palestinian resistance the best it could be in terms of capabilities, training and expertise. he gave

it his all. it's very natural that his presence in gaza was strong to this extent, because he spared nothing. he left nothing undone that he could offer to palestine. of course, without forgetting that the primary role belongs. to the palestinians themselves, they are the ones who received, requested, responded, benefited and built their capabilities in planning execution and operations, they are the ones responsible for the heroic acts we witnessed today in gaza. well, marter sulaimani stood like an unknown soldier in iraq, in syria, lebanon, yemen, elsewhere, in other countries as well, but we really didn't really know his personality, his full capabilities and his. personality until he sadly was martered, mean he fought against daesh, he fought against designist entity right here in lebanon in 2006. what was one significant memory that you had in mind that tells you that early on this man had vision and this vision would work and we

see it work 30 years later? first of all, until now the... this is left to the days and years to come, because what he built was very powerful and deeply rooted. these sincere efforts, which he dedicated his life to, laid the foundation for paths that the region will continue to witness results from. in the iranian terminology or expression, when he was murdered, they used to say, meaning continues to live. this term became common in those days. still alive and we believe that matters are alive, now what qasim establish is producing the splender and good results and the coming years will precisely reveal who hajj qasim sulaymani is. when he first

came to us in lebanon in 1998, in the initial meeting, as we sat with him, he spoke little and asked many questions. were observing, getting to know his person and new, having heard about his heroic history and significant achievements during the war in iran, he kept asking and asking until after a barrage of questions he started talking. about something new, a clear vision, he began comparing and saying, the operations you have against the israelis somewhat resemble some the patterns of operations we have in iran, not exactly as they were in iran, but to some extent, as i recall, he mentioned that these types of operations we conducted in iran, we did something similar, and if we want, we could do much more than that.

in the first meeting he gave lot of very high hopes, i don't hide that at that time perhaps we all thought of this meeting as a form of courtesy an expression of acquaintance, maybe he was flattering us wanting to boost our moral, however within the months everything changed for us, in just the months the change became tangible and was felt and we transition from one. to another, this speed accomplishment and precision in the objective made us realize that we were dealing with a first class operational and strategic person, typically rare find, strong in operations to a great extent, strong in strategy and vision to a great extent, and astonishing in following up. if he said a weapon must come, he would follow it even if he had to go to the weapon factories in iran, visit the factory, go to the ministry of defense, meet with the person responsible for providing the weapon and keep tracking until he is reassured that this weapon has become secure for the resistance. a person with this level,

vision and huge capacity of course, his entire presence is a blessing for the resistance, pushing the resistance strongly forward. this applies in lebanon and we can speak in the same way for the entire region. this is the one i want to talk you about, i want to talk to you about his role in elevating the capabilities of the access of resistance in west asia, basically starting with lebanon, the islamic resistance in lebanon, it is considered the first ever native. resistance in the world to be able to stand in the face of one of the most powerful

armies in the world, it was israel was considered the fourth most powerful army in the world, and hizbullah was able to stand in front of it, despite the fact that in the 80s and 90s hizbillah's grad and katusha missiles were considered not that sophisticated in in facing the zinis israeli entity, but later on it changed, how did the presence of haj qasim develop these capabilities and with his martterdom? and in our resistance is strong and enduring. one ofim's distinguishing features is that he discovered the capabilities withinlah, recognized them and identified them. the youth of as part of allah's blessings on the... of resistance work and dedication have a bright and powerful history, knowledgeable,

courageous and daring people with qualities we all know, he believed in the resistance within hizballah, trusted it and believe that these youth could do much more than they were doing, this was the starting point and the foundation. so he gave them all this support and opened all these doors, he believed that the potential within our hands did not match the spiritual, intellectual, human and scientific capacities present in the youth of, therefore he motivated these potentials and opened doors for them, شباب حزب الله حفز هذه الامكانات وفتح لها الابواب, thus his meeting with may allah have mercy on him, was not a coincidental meeting, but a meeting of

creativity and mutual trust. he trusted haji imad's intellect, believed in his courage and gave him everything he could give. he opened all the doors for him. of course, the youth of hazbullah had this readiness, and he discovered this readiness. bett on it, and that's how we reach where we are now. this was of course very significant turning point in the resistance work within hisbullah, very bright point. we believe that this was a divine blessing that came from heaven through haj kasim, not only for us as lebanese, but also for palestine, syria, iraq, yemen, and the entire region. in his wisdom spared him for this role and he did not decree for him to be alongside his loved ones with whom he wished to be mad, however allah wanted him to remain alive until this stage to give us everything he has given us. inshallah will remain faithful to his blood, his sincerity and his sacrifices. many were saying stands

with sira because you mentioned his role in syria, they said that uh, which was basically he was representing the iranian government in in in syria by being there by helping the syrian government, but many said that the senses that iran took, that qasim took, that hisbullah took in syria was a short-sited stance that could have rid hizbullah and iran from very much of hostility based in the international community. i know that you don't believe that, and i know that... as much as iran also has suffered in that area, but how would you explain that to our western audience? in truth, our decision to defend syria and its people was primarily because we found that the syrian people was under

attack. unfortunately, some in the west and some arabs created what they called the syrian revolution which did not exist. "it was media exaggeration. if we had asked the syrian people at that time, the majority were with the government. yes, they had issues with the government. there were things they liked and things they didn't. we acknowledged that, but we also knew that the syrian people were with the government, and the evidence is what we achieved in the results. after 10 years of fighting, i believe that if the west had fairness and if the world had fairness, they would have discovered and known that the majority of the syrian people were not against the government. the one who worked to insight armed extremist groups, specifically the takfiri ones, and later witnessed them in dieh in iraq was the west, the americans allegedly came to fight them, but the one who actually fought them was haj qasim sulaimani, not the americans. these americans were the ones supporting daesh in syria. these takfiries did not have vision for syria,

neither national syria, nor syria, the state. they dreamed of a broad califate. wanted to impose its control over the entire region. let's not forget the hints and movements by some western countries, as acknowledged by some americans and politicians, including statements by hillary clinton that still exists and can be reviewed by everyone. what hillary clinton spoke about years later, we knew from the beginning, so we entered syria to prevent it from falling into the hands of takfiries, ensuring that lebanon and iraq will not be threatened and safeguarding the entire. i want to end off where i started with palestine, lot of your uh local, regional and international fows are saying that hisbullah by standing with the palestinian resistance in gaza, by supporting it militarily in south lebanon, that

hisbullah is actually bringing nothing but despair to lebanon, that his chose to support his brothers and sisters in gaza, but you have cost lebanon a lot because of this confrontation, how would you reply to that? first those who claim that brought calamities upon lebanon are the same ones who in the face of the israeli enemy used to say that lebanon to destruction, however after... leban was liberated, they found the opposite result, so we have presented evidence before, today they are making the same mistake again, they are a minority in lebanon anyway. second, ambassadors, ministers and embassies approached us and spoke with many lebanese entities, both politicians and non-politicians, telling them that the front in southern lebanon should come down. why?

they answered because in the israeli entity, there are mad rulers. western foreign ministers told the lebanese. that these israeli entity leaders are crazy, therefore if this front doesn't come down, it might escalate because they are crazy, so we told them, the response is in what these westernis said, if the rulers of the israeli entity are crazy, should we rely on them or should we be strong in the face of them, because when the mad person sees strength against him, he recoils, if we slack, his madness might turn against us. third, we believe that what is happening in gaza is not only related to gaza, but is linked to the entirety of the region. netanyahu declared that we would witness a different middle east. he said everything would change. this means america, agreed and provided all its weapons and ammunition to the israeli entity is now participating in killing children without accepting a cease fire. in fact, america says

in the security council that now is not the time for a ceasefire, while the whole world watches the killing of children. what does that mean? it means that america carries with it major project. the issue is not only related to gaza. after haj qasim sulaimani and in the era of resistance we are in today, the era of resistance has... provided a new awareness, what worked in 1948 does not work now, and what worked in the 60s does not work now, what worked in the hands of traderist rulers does not work now, things have changed, and because they have changed, the americans need to understand, if they realize it, they benefit, and if they don't, they will lose, and that's their affair, but ultimately we know that what happens in gaza has significant effects and repercussions on the regional level, i will speak with. logic, at least if netanyahu's project succeeds in gaza and the people of gaza are expelled to synai, thus associating the people of the west bank with jordan, then giving lebanese

citizenship to the refugee palestinians in lebanon will become a prevailing reality. at that point, those criticize our actions in the south, what will they say? if the gaza war succeeds for netanyahu, it will lead us to naturalization in lebanon. do we fight our palestinian brothers so that they are not natural? or do we fight the israeli entity before they reach the stage of imposing naturalization, both them and the americans. i believe the answers are clear and self-evident. we are in the error of resistance, in the error of awareness and in the era of intellect, knowledge and science. all the lies of america and the west, i believe, are now exposed, and no one can trust america and its claims in this world anymore. we care about our people, whether we are oppressed. under attack, we think about how to defend ourselves, the people of gaza defend themselves and we preserve our country and our borders offering what is required of us, it is not our duty or mandate to explain

everything to others, if they don't realize this now, they will realize it over time, this is our history with them. well your eminence sayid hashimdin head of the islamic resistance executive counsel in lebanon thank you very much for your time and your contribution to our show it's been an honor and a pleasure to have you on with us uh ladies and gents uh it was a pleasure to have you on on board me stream in this very special episode in commemoration of hajj qasim sulaymani's martterdom please do follow us on telegram and on twitter x and we'll see you again next week with new show right here on press tv alaikum warahmatullah

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