Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Naim Qassem has congratulated Iran’s newly appointed Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and declared unwavering loyalty to Tehran’s new leadership. In a statement published by Hezbollah-affiliated media on March 11, 2026, Qassem said the Assembly of Experts had chosen Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as Iran’s new Supreme Leader, a decision Hezbollah welcomed.

Qassem reaffirmed Hezbollah’s commitment to follow the path of Iran’s Islamic Revolution and renewed the group’s pledge of allegiance to the new leader. He stated that on behalf of Hezbollah’s Shura Council, leadership, and the Islamic Resistance fighters in Lebanon, he was renewing their oath of loyalty to Mojtaba Khamenei.

The statement underscores Hezbollah’s continued alignment with Iran’s leadership, reflecting the group’s long-standing ideological and strategic ties with Tehran.