Sheikh Ali Al-Khatib, deputy head of the Higher Islamic Shia Council, says Lebanon will not be deceived by US or Israeli assurances and is placing its trust in Iran and resistance forces, Al Jazeera reports.
Al-Khatib says past “bitter experiences” have taught Lebanese people not to believe promises.
“We rely on the patience of our people and our resistance, which will not surrender its weapons to empty promises and oaths,” al-Khatib declared in a statement carried by Tasnim news agency.
He also praised “the support of our allies, brothers and friends — at the forefront of them is the Islamic Republic of Iran, which has never failed to support us or fulfil its promises to us”.
