Lebanon's Hezbollah organized a massive solidarity rally in the southern suburbs of Beirut on Monday to voice its support for the Islamic Republic of Iran and its Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei amid the potential U.S. attacks on the country.
Delivering a televised speech at the rally, Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem warned that any military attack on Iran would not leave his group on the sidelines, saying such a move could trigger wider regional escalation.
"If Israel and the United States launch an aggression against Iran, we will choose how to act at the appropriate time, but we will not be neutral," said Qassem.
He said that any war targeting Iran this time could "set the entire region ablaze."
Holding portraits of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and waving Iranian flags, thousands of Hezbollah supporters gathered to support Iran and denounce U.S. threats.
"Our participation in this rally shows that we firmly stand with Iran at all times. We will continue to support Iran, just as it supports us. We will never abandon them," said Abbas Nasrallah, a local resident.
"The current situation facing Iran will indeed affect Lebanon. If anything happens to Iran, we must stand by its side and respond to Israel and the United States. Lebanon will certainly be affected as Iran is our brother, and we must always stand together," said another resident Ahamed.
Hezbollah supporters rally in Beirut to voice support for Iran
