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Sayyed Nasrallah: Decisive days ahead of us in demarcation talks
It is incredibly important to hold on to the resistance, Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Sunday, warning the public not to be influenced by those talking without providing an alternative. His words came during an event commemorating and honoring the late Sayyed Mohammad Ali Al-Amin.
Sayyed Nasrallah also touched on the issue of the Lebanese maritime borders, saying that the importance of what is happening today is there being a written text from the mediating party that the President, Parliament Speaker, and the Prime Minister have received.
"We are before decisive days in the demarcation issue, and the position of the heads of the state will be clarified, as well as where things are headed," the Hezbollah chief underlined. "If the demarcation issue leads to a desired, good result, that will be due to unity, cooperation, and national solidarity."
He also addressed the presidential election in Lebanon, saying "the latest parliamentary session to elect a president proved that there is not one party holding the majority in parliament."
The Lebanese parliament failed on Thursday to elect a new President during the first session aimed at doing so due to none of the candidates receiving the mandated two-thirds of the vote.
The Lebanese constitution stipulates that a candidate must receive the approval of two-thirds of the Parliament's 128 members. If the MPs fail to elect a President during the first session, the second session will only require the candidates to receive 65 votes (50%+1).
"The session proved that whoever seeks to elect a president must move away from challenging [their political rivals] in favor of negotiating […] and we are starting to run out of time when it comes to forming a cabinet," the Lebanese resistance leader added.
"Illegal migration in the boats of death is a crime," Sayyed Nasrallah said in light of a boat transporting illegal migrants capsizing off the Syrian coasts with hundreds of passengers on board. He also called for an investigation into the matter that has become a trend in the crises-stricken country.
The number of victims of the migrant boat has risen to 94 after a number of bodies were recovered from Syria's Banias beach on the Mediterranean coast, Syrian state television said last Saturday.
"The event surrounding Russia and Ukraine is no longer regional; it is now an international development that can change the face of the world," the resistance leader said as tensions rose on Friday between Russia and the West over the former's recognition of former Ukrainian territories as its own following popular referenda.
He also highlighted that the United States was using Ukrainian soldiers as cannon fodder against Russia. "The US does not want to fight Russia with Americans. It wants to use Ukrainians and subsequently Europeans."
US-backed ISIS has fallen
"The Islamic State of ISIS has collapsed, but the usage of ISIS as a project, organization, and tool is not done," Sayyed Nasrallah said.
"ISIS was created by the United States, and the US intelligence agencies are still protecting it, facilitating its financing, and supplying it with more members," he added.
Iran protests
"Any event in Iran is exploited [by foreign parties] to incite [the public] against the Islamic Republic," he said. "Successive US administrations have realized that Iran is strong and capable; therefore they did not wage war against it and instead bet on domestic instigators."
"There even were rumors about Sayyed Ali Khamenei, all of which are false, aimed at the will of the Iranian people," Sayyed Nasrallah highlighted. "Iran is strong, and it is enough for them to re-watch the historic funeral of martyr Qassem Soleimani when millions of people took to the streets."
"The Islamic Republic, with its leader and people, is untouchable," he stressed. "The constant incitement against Iran and the painting of its people as an 'enemy' is a demonic act aimed at ripping the nation apart."
"The Islamic Republic wants nothing from the regional countries, and it does not have any ambitions in Iraq […] how could Iraqis forget how Iran stood with them and gave its money and arms to defend Iraq in the face of ISIS," the leader recalled.
"How could there be a sentiment of friendliness friendly toward Saudi Arabia, which sent 5,000 suicide bombers to Iraq?" he wondered. "After Camp David, if it weren't for Iran, where would Palestine and Al-Quds be today? Where would have Lebanon and Israel been?"
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US Def: No evidence that Russia will use nuclear weapons in Ukraine
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Saturday that there is no evidence in sight that suggests that Russia intends to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
During an interview with CNN, Austin said "I don't see anything right now that would lead me to believe that he [Russian President Vladimir Putin] has made such a decision."
Austin added said that Washington had previously passed on these concerns to Moscow via high-level channels.
Austin also denied having had any recent contacts with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
On September 25, US national security adviser Jake Sullivan said that Russia has been warned by the White House of "catastrophic consequences" if the latter uses nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
Sullivan's words came after Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on September 24 on the sidelines of the 77th session of the UNGA that any territory recognized by the Russian constitution as Russian territory falls under Moscow's full protection.
"The West does not shy away from expressing its intentions to militarily defeat Russia and cause it to collapse," Lavrov said during the UNGA assembly. "The United States is trying to subjugate Asia."
He added that "Russia gave up the countries that were under the control of the Soviet Union in exchange for peace and for its borders to remain untouched," but the Pentagon programs in neighboring countries pose a threat to the federation's security, the Russian foreign minister underlined.
Following these statements, the White House official claimed Russia understood well what it would face "if they went down that dark road," and he revealed that the US was "planning for every contingency and would respond decisively to Russia."
The irony of such concerns is that the US has been continuously supplying Ukraine with lethal arms and weapons in previous months - which could have been a major factor in the trigger of a nuclear disaster at the Zaparozhye nuclear power plant.
But the US does not voice its involvement in the possibility of such a nuclear disaster occurring.
Just a few days ago, another attack was thwarted by Russian forces when Kiev initiated once again an offense on Zaphorozye nuclear station.
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Nasrallah accomplished his mission successfully: Israeli Media
The Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, succeeded in the battle of awareness that involved negotiations to demarcate the Lebanese southern maritime borders, Israeli media said.
Sayyed Nasrallah "spoke this evening about negotiations with 'Israel' and did not utter a single threatening word; on the contrary, he expressed his hope that they would succeed and that everyone perceives Lebanon in its wisdom and unity,” writer and commentator on Middle East affairs in the Israeli newspaper Maariv, Jackie Houji, said through his account on Twitter.
"Has he become a moderate? No. He simply completed his mission successfully," he said.
Sayyed Nasrallah "is not a partner in the US-brokered negotiations; he is rather excluded from the negotiations," Houji pointed out, noting that now he [Nasrallah] can say thanks to my threats, 'Israel' has shown leniency, and without the Hezbollah, Lebanon's rights would have been taken away."
"This morning, the US ambassador presented to Michel Aoun (President of the Lebanese Republic) a formula for the agreement proposal with 'Israel', and within several days, Lebanon is expected to respond," he said, adding that this is why "this is not the best time to threaten but the time to celebrate the end of a successful conscious process, during which he [Nasrallah] played the role of a responsible person, and he made it."
For his part, writer and commentator on political affairs at Wallah!, Barak Rapid, said on his Twitter account: "A Western official source familiar with the negotiations between 'Israel' and Lebanon told me that the US envoy Amos Hochstein also handed 'Israel' the draft agreement on the maritime borders."
"The western source added that the Hezbollah Secretary-General was positive in his response during the speech he delivered live on TV," noting that the source confirmed that "we still have more work to do, and many things could impede the process, but we are at the most advanced stage at this point."
Earlier today, the Secretary-General of Hezbollah stressed that " the importance of what is happening today is there being a written text from the mediating party that the President, Parliament Speaker, and the Prime Minister have received," adding that "We are before decisive days in the demarcation issue, and the position of the heads of the state will be clarified, as well as where things are headed."
Today morning, Al Mayadeen correspondent reported Saturday that Lebanon received the written response from the US mediator, Amos Hochstein, regarding the indirect negotiations with the Israeli occupation over the demarcation of maritime borders.