News - Middle East: The secretary general of Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement, Sheikh Naim Qassem, has praised Iran’s unwavering support for Lebanon and Hezbollah in the face of the Israeli regime.

Sheikh Qassem praised Tehran's support for Lebanon’s unity, sovereignty and independence during a meeting on Wednesday with Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani, who made a three-day tour of Iraq and Lebanon to discuss regional developments.

He also stressed the importance of improving the brotherly relations between Tehran and Beirut.

Speaking upon his arrival in Beirut on Wednesday, the top Iranian security official voiced Tehran’s unflinching support for the government and people of Lebanon in various circumstances.

During his stay, Larijani also held talks with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and attended a joint press conference with the former. He paid tribute to former Hezbollah secretary general Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah as well.

The Iranian official assured the movement’s fighters that the Islamic Republic would consistently stand by them, stressing that the country did not interfere in the domestic affairs of other nations, but would never abandon its support for the resistance front.

Source: Press TV