From an interview broadcasted on July 9 but recorded on June 11, 2025:

“Lebanon is strong because of Hezbollah’s weapons and we will not accept that Lebanon becomes weak.”“Qassem denies divisions within Hezbollah, says group ‘has recovered,’” Naharnet, July 9, 2025, https://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/314063-qassem-denies-divisions-within-hezbollah-says-group-has-recovered.