Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah: Difference between revisions

Sayyid Hassan had a close and friendly relationship with [[Iran]] and its leaders. He traveled to Iran multiple times and met with various Iranian leaders. His first meeting with [[Imam Khomeini]] occurred in 1981 or 1982 at Husayniya Jamaran. In 1985, he revisited Imam Khomeini, accompanied by members of Hezbollah. His third and final meeting with Imam Khomeini took place a few months before Khomeini's demise, during the conflict between the Amal movement and Hezbollah. In 1981, Sayyid Hassan received authorization from Imam Khomeini to collect religious funds and act in religious and communal matters, which made him the first Lebanese clergyman to achieve this. He was also the representative and attorney of Ayatollah Khamenei in Beirut and Jabal Amel.

Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah's autobiography stated that his close relationship with Ayatollah [[Sayyid Ali Khamenei]] began in 1985. He also met with various Iranian military and state officials, including [[Qasem Soleimani]] and Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the late Minister of Foreign Affairs.  

Nasrallah viewed Iran as a friend and supporter of Hezbollah, and he, in turn, defended Iran. For instance, in response to the Zionist attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus in April 2024, he affirmed Iran's right to retaliate. He deemed a reaction against the Zionist regime inevitable. He regards his friendly relations with Iran as an honor. In November 2009, Hassan Nasrallah unveiled Hezbollah's new political document, which emphasized the group's commitment to and dependence on the [[Wilayat al-faqih]] in Iran as a core policy.