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Hezbollah denounces Australia's decision to classify him as "terrorist"

2021-11-24T15:58:42.197Z


Hezbollah, the main political and military force in Lebanon, on Wednesday denounced Australia's decision to classify it as "an organization ...


Hezbollah, the main political and military force in Lebanon, denounced on Wednesday Australia's decision to classify it as a "

terrorist organization

", accusing the country of having "

complied with American and Zionist diktats

".

The Australian government has announced that it has extended this classification to all pro-Iranian Shiite Hezbollah, which until then only applied to its armed wing.

The United States and Israel also refer to Hezbollah as a “

terrorist group

”.

Other countries refuse to sanction the political wing of the group, fearing that this will hamper their relations with the Lebanese authorities or destabilize the country.

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In a statement, Hezbollah "

strongly denounced the decision of the Australian authorities

", considering that it constituted "

a humiliating submission to American and Zionist diktats

" and that it "

served Israeli interests

".

Created and financed by Iran, Hezbollah is the only Lebanese faction to have kept its weapons at the end of the civil war (1975-1990) in the name of "

resistance

" to Israel.

"

The (Australian) decision and those that preceded it will not affect Hezbollah's position and its right to resistance,

" the statement added.

Source: lefigaro

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