Iran renews support for Lebanese Islamic resistance movement

Tehran, June 21, IRNA -- Iran on Sunday renewed support for the Islamic resistance movement of Lebanon.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday that the Islamic Republic of Iran backs the Lebanese people and their resistance to the bullying powers.

President Ahmadinejad made the remarks in a meeting with the new Iranian Ambassador to Beirut Ghazanfar Roknabadi.

Highlighting the significant and key role of Lebanese resistance in regional developments, he said Iran and Lebanon have established profound relations and are determined to enhance level of relations.

He invited the Lebanese political figures to visit Iran to help broaden ties and cooperation between the two countries.

The arrogant powers are on the brink of fall and annihilation, he said adding that a powerful cultural pole with the name of Iran is now emerging in the world which has powerfully resisted to the bullying powers.

President Ahmadinejad said that the Islamic Iran has brought the global arrogance to its knees and has pushed them to the brink of annihilation./end