US, Israel, Saudi Arabia culprits in assassinating Gen. Soleimani: Nasrallah

Leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, said Saudi regime is hand in gloves with the US and the illegal Zionist entity in the assassination of Lt. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, deputy commander of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, and their companions, and they also seek to kill other commanders of the resistance front.

According to reports, Nasrallah made the remarks in an exclusive interview with al-Mayadeen television network on Sunday, during which he reflected on major regional and international developments as well as domestic issues of Lebanon.

“The criminal assassination of General Soleimani was not only an American crime, but I believe that Israel and Saudi Arabia were culprits in this crime as well, even if their role was just to provoke Washington to commit it,” the Hezbollah leader said.

Elsewhere in his interview, Hezbollah leader noted that in addition to General Soleimani and his companions, other commanders of the resistance front, himself included, were on the joint hit list drawn up by the US, Israel and Saudi Arabia.

He added that according to information received from reliable sources, during his first visit to Washington, Saudi Arabia’s heir apparent Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) had tried to goad the US President Donald Trump into authorizing assassination of Hezbollah commanders and its senior officials through Israeli operations.

“We have information that Saudi Arabia has been plotting to assassinate me at least since the war on Yemen started,” Hezbollah leader said, adding that the US, for its part, has approved the Saudi plan, which was to be implemented by Israel.

When asked about whether such plan would be wise and logical by Saudi Arabia, Nasrallah emphasized that Saudi Arabia, specifically in the last few years, has been acting on the basis of grudge, not thoughtfulness.

He added that the US, Israel, and Saudi Arabia are partners in the assassination of Gen. Soleimani, and his companions.

Asked whether he must exercise more caution during last days of Trump in power lest he might take a serious measure against the resistance front, Nasrallah noted that all evidence points to the fact that the media hype launched by Zionists about this issue proves that there is no reality behind this.

Nasrallah added that he has always been a target for the common axis of the US, Israel and Saudi Arabia both before and after the assassination of Lt. Gen. Soleimani, adding that efforts made in this regard become more intense before the recent US presidential election because Trump needed its impact on US polls.

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