Pro-Iran

Hassan Nasrallah, Secretary-General, June 2016

Date
Jun. 2016
Name of Author
Hassan Nasrallah
Body

“We are open about the fact that Hezbollah’s budget, its income, its expenses, everything it eats and drinks, its weapons and rockets, are from the Islamic Republic of Iran.” …

“As long as Iran has money, we have money… Just as we receive the rockets that we use to threaten Israel, we are receiving our money. No law will prevent us from receiving it.”Agence France-Presse, “Hezbollah brushes off US sanctions, says money comes via Iran,” Times of Israel, June 25, 2016, http://www.timesofisrael.com/hezbollah-brushes-off-us-sanctions-says-money-comes-via-iran/.

Rhetoric Category
Threat

Bashar al-Saidi, October 20, 2015

Date
Oct. 20, 2015
Body

“It makes no difference whether we’re in Iraq or Syria, we consider it the same front line because we are fighting the same enemy. We are all the followers of [Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali] Khamenei and will go and fight to defend the holy sites and Shiites everywhere.”Scott Lucas, “Syria Daily, Oct 20: Regime-Russia-Iran Press for Breakthrough Near Aleppo,” EA Worldview, October 2, 2015, https://eaworldview.com/2015/10/syria-daily-regime-russia-iran-press-for-breakthrough-near-aleppo/.

Rhetoric Category

Anonymous Hamas official, August 2015

Date
Aug. 2015
Name of Author
Anonymous Hamas official
Body

“We’ve never taken sides, but we have our say on what’s happening. Iran is a friend. It was once a very close friend, and we don’t forget that. But today there are efforts to normalize ties once again. This is facing some hurdles from both sides.”“Ali Hashem, “Hamas caught between Tehran and Riyadh,” Al-Monitor, August 23, 2015, http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2015/08/iran-hamas-ties-saudi-arabia.html?utm_source=Al-Monitor+Newsletter+%5BEnglish%5D&utm_campaign=fa9f4c6af6-August_24_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_28264b27a0-fa9f4c6af6-102352589.

Rhetoric Category
Threat

Bassem Naim, political bureau deputy chief, March 2015

Author
Date
Mar. 2015
Name of Author
Bassem Naim
Body

“Iran reconfirmed its support for the resistance during the meeting, thus restoring warmth to the relationship between Hamas and Iran, which had cooled due to regional events.”Adnan Abu Amer, “Hamas hopes to expand regional relations,” Al-Monitor, March 26, 2015, http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2015/03/hamas-region-relations-saudi-arabia-egypt.html.

Rhetoric Category
Threat

Khaled Qaddoumi, representative in Iran, December 2014

Date
Dec. 2014
Body

“The visit is positive and the meetings with the Iranians were warm. Hamas is concerned with Iran’s role as a pivotal country in the region with a long history of supporting the resistance. Hamas does not have to reveal the mechanism and details of the support it receives from any party, or the nature of ties it has with the parties it deals with.”Adnan Abu Amer, “Hamas asks Iran for money, weapons,” Al-Monitor, December 17, 2014, https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2014/12/iran-hamas-repair-ties-with-visit-to-theran.html.

Rhetoric Category
Threat

Unknown HHN member, 2015

Date
2015
Body

Released a nasheed hailing Qasem Soleimani “as the ‘living martyr’ (al-shaheed al-hayy) of Ayatollah Khamenei.”Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi, “Interview with the leader of Harakat al-Nujaba: Interview and Analysis,” Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi’s Blog, April 15, 2015, http://www.aymennjawad.org/2015/04/interview-with-the-leader-of-harakat-al-nujaba.

Rhetoric Category

Daily Dose

Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

In Their Own Words:

We reiterate once again that the brigades will directly target US bases across the region in case the US enemy commits a folly and decides to strike our resistance fighters and their camps [in Iraq].

Abu Ali al-Askari, Kata’ib Hezbollah (KH) Security Official Mar. 2023
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