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Hassan Nasrallah calls Saudi claims Hezbollah hegemony in Lebanon ” nonsense ‘.

Beirut, Lebanon – Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has accused Saudi Arabia of trying to destabilize Lebanon within a week. diplomatic conflict between the last and several Gulf states.

In a televised address on Thursday, Nasrallah denounced Saudi Arabia for violating Lebanese rule and denied calls for the resignation of Information Minister George Kordahi.

“Hezbollah agrees with the Minister of Foreign Affairs,” Nasrallah said, adding that he also opposed the idea of ​​Kordahi being removed from office. “Denial of foreign policy is one of the simplest manifestations of authority.”

The crisis erupted last month after a video was released online from an August interview in which Kordahi spoke out against Saudi-led war against Houthi militants in Yemen.

Exhibitors have said that the Houthi allies, who are allied with Iran, are “protecting themselves … from external violence”, praising Hezbollah-backed Iran.

In response, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Bahrain also remembered their delegates from Beirut and dismissal their Lebanese ambassadors.

Saudi Arabia, which considers Hezbollah to be a “terrorist” organization, has also banned all imports from Lebanon, accusing it of failing to take action “to prevent the export of drug paraphernalia”. Bahrain and the UAE have asked their citizens to leave the country, while the internationally acclaimed Yemeni government has recalled its envoy from Beirut.

“[Hezbollah] it made Lebanon a playground and the starting point for the development of projects for countries that do not want the best for Lebanon and its brothers, “Saudi said on October 29.

Nasrallah criticized Saudi Arabia for trying to disrupt wealthy Lebanon and start a civil war through its allies and “serve the interests of America and Israel”.

“He has a problem with his allies because he wants them to fight Hezbollah and fight a civil war in Lebanon,” Nasrallah said. “And in Lebanon, either they do not want a civil war or they cannot fight it.”

He also criticized Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan’s claim that Hezbollah had control of Lebanon as “nonsense”.

“Some have more power than we have in the state, in the courts, in the military, in the defense, and in the regime,” said Nasrallah, noting that Hezbollah has failed to remove Beirut port explosive detective Judge Tarek Bitar, with Iranian oil tanks . directly in Lebanon, or to completely restore relations with the Syrian government.

Saudi Arabia has seceded from Lebanon in recent years, often criticizing Hezbollah for its influence in Lebanese politics.

Kordahi was nominated by the Marada Movement, a Christian party affiliated with Hezbollah and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.