News - Middle East: Iran’s interim Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani has warned the Israeli regime of “detrimental consequences” if it attacks Lebanon, saying the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah is fully prepared to fight off Israel.

Bagheri Kani issued the warning in a phone conversation with Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan on Monday amid Israel’s threats to launch attacks on the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah.

“They (the Israeli regime) should know that any new mistake they make in Lebanon will create new conditions at the regional level to the detriment of the Zionists, who will not be able to make up for their strategic defeat by [committing] murder and crime,” the top Iranian diplomat said.

He added that Israel’s war threats against Lebanon are in line with the continuation of the regime’s crimes against the people of Palestine in the Gaza Strip and show its barbaric nature.

Bagheri Kani hailed the unique power of the Lebanese resistance which is fully prepared to deal with the Israeli regime’s threats, warning that any act of aggression will be costly for the occupiers.

He noted that the Israeli regime is not able to restore the situation that existed before it launched the war in the Gaza Strip on October 7.

Tensions remain high along Lebanon’s southern border, where Hezbollah is engaged in intense clashes with Israeli forces.

Hezbollah has been carrying out almost daily rocket attacks on Israeli positions in retaliation for the regime’s aggression against Lebanon and in solidarity with Gaza.

So far, the regime’s genocidal war has killed at least 37,877 people, mostly women and Children, in Gaza and injured 86,969 others.

Elsewhere in his remarks, Bagheri Kani commended the participation of the Turkish delegation in the 19th Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) ministerial meeting in Tehran late last month.

The top Iranian diplomat stressed the importance of making use of the capacities of the D-8, the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to promote the objectives of the independent countries in the region.

The interim foreign minister also emphasized that Iran and Turkey should expand their rail transportation, saying the activation of trade and economic capacities between the two countries will ensure sustainable security.

He added that Tehran and Ankara should boost interaction in the Caucasus within the framework of regional mechanisms such as the 3+3 cooperation format.

Fidan, for his part, hailed Iran’s serious heed to the issue of Palestine and condemned Israel’s crimes in Gaza.

He said Israel continues its genocidal war on Gaza while the international community is unable to stop the Tel Aviv regime’s crimes in the besieged strip.

The Turkish foreign minister warned that Israel’s policy is based on the continuation of tensions across the region which will have deep impacts on regional countries.

Source: Press TV