The Iranian Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the assassination of martyred Hezbollah leader Haitham al-Tabatabai, callsign Sayyed Abu Ali, who was martyred on Sunday following an Israeli air aggression in the Southern Suburb of Beirut. The operation also claimed the lives of several of his companions.

In a statement issued Sunday night, the ministry described the aggression by Israeli warplanes as a “cowardly assassination” and a blatant violation of Lebanese sovereignty and the 2024 ceasefire agreement.

War crime and violation of sovereignty

The Iranian statement labeled the strike as a terrorist act and a war crime, demanding that the leaders of the Israeli entity be held accountable. It emphasized that the attack constituted a direct breach of Lebanon’s territorial integrity.

Offering condolences to Hezbollah’s leadership, the ministry hailed Tabatabai as a figure who "dedicated his life to defending Lebanon and resisting the Israeli enemy."

US complicity and UN inaction

Tehran also condemned continued American support for the Israeli occupation, blaming it as a key enabler of the occupation's repeated violations.

“The continued American support for the Israeli occupation entity is the main reason for this entity continuing its transgressions and crimes,” the ministry said, holding ceasefire guarantors accountable for their silence.

The ministry criticized the United Nations and the UN Security Council for their "silence and inaction" in the face of ongoing attacks on Lebanon, calling it regrettable and unjustifiable.

Regional and global consequences

The Iranian Foreign Ministry warned that Israeli military activity in West Asia poses a serious threat to regional and international peace, urging the global community to act.

“Standing up against this threat is a shared global responsibility,” the statement concluded.