Iranian Ambassador to Australia Ahmad Sadeghi has once again courted controversy and publicly paid tribute to Hezbollah’s late leader Hassan Nasrallah.
Iran ’s Ambassador to Australia has lauded Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah as a “great personality” after the Albanese government condemned “any indication of support for a terrorist organisation”.
Under Nasrallah’s leadership, Hezbollah engaged in a campaign of terror attacks including abductions, suicide bombings, car bombings and assassinations. Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli drone strike on September 27, 2024. Picture: AP Photo/SANA “It not only threatens national security, but fuels fear and division in our communities,” Ms Wong said.
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