Iranian Acting Foreign Minister, Ali Bagheri Kani has stated that Israel’s potential invasion of Lebanon will become an “unreturnable hell” for the Jewish state.

“Over the past nine months, the Zionists have failed in the fighting in Gaza,” he said.

He added, “If they want to enter into Lebanon, it will be a very deep well for them… Lebanon will be an unreturnable hell for the Zionists.”

Kani said that the balance of forces in the region has changed after Hamas attacked Israel and Israel launched its operation in the Gaza Strip.

According to the Iranian diplomat, the Israelis “can intentionally and voluntarily enter into Lebanon and expand the war to Lebanon, but they cannot through their own will end the war or the tensions.”

In mid-June, the Israel Defense Forces approved plans for an offensive in Lebanon.

Following its operation against the Palestinian radical movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Israel plans to attack the Lebanon-based Hezbollah too.

Like Hamas, Hezbollah has been opposed to Israel as it has been sporadically shelling its territory. The intensity of Israeli strikes on Hezbollah targets in south Lebanon has increased since October 2023.

Earlier, Iran’s interim Foreign Minister blamed the United States for Israel’s ongoing genocidal war on the besieged Gaza Strip, stressing the significance of multilateralism to restore peace and stability to the world.

“The US unilateralism not only fails to bring about international peace, stability and security, but the US’s excessive demands and dominance-seeking foreign policy have resulted in a deadlock in vital international issues, a clear example of which is the crimes committed by the Zionists in Gaza.”

“Currently, the Americans have become a serious obstacle to ending the Zionists’ crimes.”
Ali Bagheri Kani

Iran’s Acting Foreign Minister Sees Russia As Pillar Of Strength In Region

Moreover, noting the long-standing partnership between Tehran and Moscow, Acting Iranian Foreign Minister, Ali Bagheri Kani, stated that Iran regards Russia as a pillar of strength in the region.

“Iran’s bilateral relations with Russia as a neighboring and a strong country in the region and Iran’s bilateral relations with China as an influential international actor date back decades,” he noted in an interview when asked how Tehran views Russia in the region.

“We are making serious efforts in order to utilize the potentials of the regional countries for the sake of regional peace and stability,” the politician added.

“The policy of good neighborliness was adopted as a foreign policy priority of the late President Raisi’s administration. Today, we can witness the consequences and results of this policy.

“The principal axis and the pivotal part of the good neighborliness policy is to have mutual political confidence in each other in the region. In this regard, our policy is to de-escalate [and promote] our relations with all of our neighboring and regional countries.”
Ali Bagheri Kani

On July 12, 2024, Iranian President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian called Russia a valuable strategic ally and neighbor of Iran and assured that his administration will continue to prioritize bilateral and multilateral cooperation with Moscow, especially in BRICS, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).

Iranian political scientist and Russian affairs expert Professor Ruhollah Modabber noted that Pezeshkian’s words about continuing the strategic partnership with Russia were a signal to the West that its attempts to worsen Russian-Iranian relations had failed.

According to the source, Moscow has always been close to Tehran and has been developing trade relations with the Islamic republic to help overcome sanctions barriers.