A senior Iranian cleric has called on Islamic nations to provide weapons to Hizbullah to fight Israel, an Iranian news agency reported Tuesday.
Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, the head of the powerful Guardian Council, was quoted by the semiofficial Iranian Students News Agency as saying that Islamic states should arm Hizbullah in fighting Israel in Lebanon. "Now, it is expected that Muslim states not spare any assistance to Hizbullah and the Lebanese people, especially providing weapons, medicine and food," Jannati told ISNA.
Meanwhile, Iran's Majlis Speaker Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel Tuesday called on parliament speakers of Islamic states to hold an emergency following a call from Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri to study Israeli air and ground aggressions on Lebanon.
"Some 10 states have given a positive response to the request so far but based on the procedural requirement, at least 24 countries should agree with the session," Haddad-Adel told ambassadors of Islamic states based in Tehran.
