Hassan Nasrallah Khamenei: Boasting A Soldier Of The Velyat-e Faqih And The Iranian Establishment
29 April 2015By Salman Aldosary
For the third time since the start of Operation Decisive Storm, Hassan
Nasrallah has taken it upon himself to publicly attack, lambast and insult
Saudi Arabia. The manner in which he has delivered these rants, and the
intentions behind them, have remained constant throughout those three
appearances. The only thing that changed during the last speech was that Mr.
Nasrallah managed to transgress even his own limits, politically, morally and
even in terms of international law. For during this third and most recent
speech he did not just direct his tirade against Saudis but, referencing
events which happened centuries ago, he took aim at an entire religious sect.
My God, is this what those who boast of being ''soldiers of the velayat-e
faqih'' are really like, to betray, incite and threaten in this way?
Nasrallah is clearly beginning to realize that his audience in Lebanon is not
with him in this ''war'' he is waging on Saudi Arabia and the Saudi people.
The man simply does not care one iota that his extremist views and this
shameless bacchanal of insults against a friendly nation like the Kingdom—and
which he somehow claims amount to ''a point of view''—actually damage the
security of Lebanon (and not Iran) and lead it to the edge of a dangerous
precipice. As if it is not enough that he is responsible for the ever-growing
presidential vacuum in the country. In truth this latest speech is nothing
except an attempt to incite sectarian tensions, a feat Nasrallah excels in to
such a degree that he leaves all competitors—and there are many of
them—biting his dust.
Notice how he has reached new lows of hatred and enmity in this latest
speech, when for example he says that the ''Holy Sanctuary [of Mecca] faces a
threat from within Saudi Arabia, and also from Wahhabist thought and
ideology,'' claiming that ''the history books show this to be true.'' It
doesn't matter to him that his words will inflame sectarian tensions between
the Sunnis and Shi'ites of Lebanon, and widen the ideological rift between
them. Because, you see, what really matters to him is to gain the approval of
the ''Supreme Leader'' Ali Khamanei. Well, in that case, chapeau! Take a bow,
Hassan Nasrallah Khamenei; you have more than earned your spurs in this
regard.
In reality, though, this mission has failed to accomplish its goals—to draw
Lebanon's Shi'ites into the Iranian web—as the ''Supreme Leader'' in Tehran
and his minion in Lebanon might have hoped. But this should come as no
surprise, as the regime in Tehran has failed in this regard ever since its
revolution in 1979, whether in Lebanon or any other Arab country. Even if
Iran managed to extend its influence over sporadic pockets throughout the
region, the truth is that Arab Shi'ites, and even Persian Shi'ites, refused
and continue to refuse participating in this sectarian project. And yet
Tehran continues its nefarious ploys, largely conducted through its poster
boy and undisputed champion among champions, Hassan Nasrallah Khamenei.
I have written before following the other two speeches by Mr. Nasrallah
Khamenei, and which have been broadcast by official Lebanese television
channels, that the Lebanese government needs to do much more in order to
assure influential countries like Saudi Arabia that it continues to value its
relationship with them. And yet the speeches keep coming. Even the somewhat
embarrassed apology made by Lebanon's minister of information was retracted,
since apparently it only reflected the view of one person and not the entire
Lebanese cabinet. To be honest, even in light of this latest speech where
Hassan Nasrallah Khamenei has attacked an entire nation, its symbols and its
people—not to mention also breaking Lebanese laws—we would be overly
optimistic if we counted on the Lebanese government to do anything to bear
its citizens' best interests in mind and stop these shameless attacks on a
country that has always been a friend to Lebanon. Despite these unprecedented
attacks on the Kingdom, expect nothing from the lawmakers in Beirut, for Mr.
Nasrallah Khamenei's militias hold them to ransom and leave him sitting very
comfortably perched above the law.
Mr. Nasrallah Khamenei, allow me to refresh your memory. The Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia, which you are inciting the world's Muslims against, in one single day
donated 274 million US dollars in order to alleviate the humanitarian
situation in Yemen. Saudi Arabia, this country which you insult with such
ease, has been a friend to Yemen even for decades before, without any
ulterior or sectarian motive. Pray do tell, Mr. Nasrallah Khamenei, since you
proudly boast of being a soldier of the velyat-e faqih and the Iranian
establishment, what has Iran ever given Yemen? Actually, allow me to rephrase
the question: What has Iran ever given Yemen except for its machinations and
weapons which have brought destruction and misery upon the Yemeni people and
their country?
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