Beirut, June 22 -- Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem accused the United States of enabling continued Israeli military operations in Lebanon, despite multiple calls for cessation of such hostilities, asserting that efforts to eliminate Iran and resistance movements in the region had failed, referring to the recent conflict instigated by US-Israeli coalition forces.

Speaking at the central Ashura council, Qassem said Iran had emerged stronger despite enduring significant sacrifices and demonstrated that it would not relinquish its rights or regional influence.

"The project to eliminate Iran and the resistance in the region has failed," Qassem said, adding that the region was entering a new phase shaped by what he described as...