Hezbollah leader Qassem says Trump's midterm defeat is an opportunity for Hezbollah

Single source · Beirut, Lebanon · 2026-11-11 17:25 UTC

Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem said in a live-broadcast speech in Beirut that Trump's midterm election defeat is an opportunity for Hezbollah and other opponents of the US in the region. The Times of Israel and Ynet reports add that he said Netanyahu was also defeated, and Press TV says he credited Iran, the resistance front and free people of the world with a role and urged Beirut not to accept conditional foreign assistance for the Lebanese army.

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• @ynetalerts (Telegram), 2026-11-11 17:25 UTC
• @presstv (Telegram), 2026-11-11 17:25 UTC
• The Times of Israel, 2026-11-11 19:07 UTC
• Arab News, 2026-11-11 20:52 UTC
• Middle East Eye, 2026-11-11 22:12 UTC

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• 2026-11-11 17:31 UTC: Unverified to Single source

First reported 2026-11-11 17:25 UTC · Last updated 2026-11-11 22:31 UTC

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