Lebanon's June 7 parliamentary elections are part of "part of our jihadist and political battle in Lebanon" and an opportunity for obtaining support for the line of the resistance, said Hizbullah political council chairman Ibrahim Amin Al-Sayyid. His comments were translated by MEMRI from an Iranian News Agency report.

The report said that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad viewed a Hizbullah political victory in the elections as a stepping stone to establishing a new regional front against Israel. He called the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Al-Hariri a conspiracy by Lebanon's enemies that would have no impact on Hizbullah and Iran.