Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in a speech slams Saudi Arabia for embracing US President Donald Trump, and for the two countries’ recent positions against Iran.
In an address marking the 17th anniversary of Israel’s pullout from Lebanon, Nasrallah says the American president’s visit to Riyadh last week aimed to rally other Middle Eastern countries to confront Iran.
Trump, Nasrallah charges, is the “most hating president towards Muslims,” and says his meeting with Saudi leaders was aimed at “promoting [him] and making him look great.”
“What does Trump want? He wants money and he wants Israel — so Saudis thought, let’s give him money to save our backs,” Nasrallah adds.
The Hezbollah leader goes on to say the summit of Arab leaders who met in Riyadh at the end of Trump’s visit “was nothing more than a celebration.”
“The summit aimed at magnifying Trump and displaying Saudi Arabia as the center of decision in the region,” he says.
Nasrallah calls on Saudi Arabia to reach a compromise with its rival Iran.
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