In an interview to Al-Manar TV channel on Friday, Nasrallah greeted the Muslims on Eid al-Adha, saying that greetings this year are accompanied with condolences due to the tragic incident in Mina that left over 1300 pilgrims dead.
“The Saudi regime holds the full responsibility for the Mina incident as it was the sole manager of the pilgrimage and it has always refused to share this responsibility with anyone else,” Nasrallah said, as he stressed that blaming the pilgrims for this tragedy was a simplification of things.
He pointed out that the consequent accidents in the pilgrimage that happen every year indicate that there is a major problem in Saudis' management of the ritual. He further called for participation of delegates from the countries with the largest number of casualties in the investigation committee in the pilgrimage incident.
Moving to the Syrian issue, Seyed Hassan Nasrallah underlined that "the resistance of Syrian nation and its allies for five years of the global war is the cause of current shifts in the international positions."
He referred to the refugee crisis, saying that, the Europeans are now facing a new challenge, the challenge of the refugees, and they're facing two choices - ending the war in Syria or taking in the refugees. He pointed out that "the Iranian nuclear deal is also a factor, as the Americans thought they could convince Iran through negotiations to bargain over Syria, but this has also ended."
"The Russian position, as well as the Iranian one, concerning the Syrian President Assad is decisive and away from any confusion," he said, explaining that, "we consider the Russian presence a positive factor that would yield positive results.”
On the refugee crisis, Nasrallah stressed that the real cure to the refugee problem is to solve the Syrian crisis.
He further stated that "Iran wants Syria to remain in the axis of resistance and it does not interfere in any domestic Syrian affairs and all claims in this regard are baseless. The decision in Syria is 100% Syrian and Iran is only concerned with preventing the fall of Syria into the hands of terrorism."
Meanwhile, Nasrallah warned that Israel is benefiting the most of the current events but the course of developments is not in its hand.
"We are concerned and we will be part of any real movement aimed at protecting the Al-Aqsa Mosque," he stated, noting that "no one can say that war with Israel is inevitable, although it is possible and might erupt at any given moment due to Israel's well-known hostility. We must maintain our preparedness to protect our country and people."
On the Yemen’s crisis, Nasrallah highlighted that the failure of the Saudi attack in Yemen could open the door to a political solution.
"There are a variety of nationalities fighting alongside the Saudi aggression in Yemen, he clarified, noting that "Saudi Arabia is disrupting a political solution in Yemen only because it wants to negotiate from a better position."
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