At a July 8 evening rally in Beirut mourning Iran's late Supreme Leader
Khamenei, Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said Iran, as an independent sovereign
state, has foiled aggressors. Qassem said Hezbollah remains committed to the
Iran‑US dialogue process while continuing to fight, and added that Israel cannot
achieve stability, with resistance forces set to "liberate this land".