Naim Qassem, the Secretary-General of Hezbollah in Lebanon, announced that the Iranian regime has allocated $12,000 to $14,000 for each displaced Lebanese family. He also described the movements of opposition forces against Bashar al-Assad as part of Israel’s New Middle East plan, emphasizing that Hezbollah would stand by Assad.
Qassem, who was appointed as the Secretary-General of Hezbollah on November 29 following Hassan Nasrallah, addressed the group’s stance on developments in Syria, ceasefire issues with Israel, and aid to displaced Lebanese people in a speech.
Iranian regime-affiliated media, including the official IRNA news agency and Tasnim (linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps), did not cover the segment about Iran’s financial aid to Lebanese refugees.
Each refugee receives $14,000 from the Iranian regime
The Hezbollah leader referred to displaced Lebanese people as the “resistance capital,” stating their numbers exceed 1.1 million.
Qassem thanked the Iranian regime, Ali Khamenei, the government, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps for their generous support, noting that Lebanese families whose homes were completely destroyed would receive $14,000 for purchasing furniture and a year’s rent if they lived in Beirut and its southern suburbs. Families outside Beirut would receive $12,000. He clarified that the funds were provided by the Iranian regime.
The amount of $14,000, at the current free market exchange rate, equals approximately 10 billion rials. Meanwhile, the minimum salary in Iran for a person with two children is roughly $157 monthly.
Qassem further revealed that $50 million has already been paid to part of the 233,500 registered displaced families. If the aid is extended to the entire population, it will amount to $77 million. He stated that payments ranged from $300 to $400 per individual.
Speaking about Iran’s economy, Masoud Pezeshkian, the Iranian regime president, recently stated in a televised interview: “We are short on everything and even face difficulties paying subsidies.”
Providing such substantial aid for housing and furniture to displaced Lebanese families comes as the Iranian regime justifies fuel subsidy reductions and pursues higher gasoline prices, risking nationwide protests. Previously, the regime had raised the prices of bread and other staple foods.
The Hezbollah leader addressed Syrian developments in another part of his remarks, emphasizing that his group would stand by Bashar al-Assad’s government.
Qassem described the armed activities of Tahrir al-Sham against the Syrian government as “aggressions against Syria under U.S. and Israeli supervision,” suggesting these operations were launched after their failures in Gaza and setbacks in attempts to neutralize Syria.
The Secretary-General of Hezbollah further stated: “We are confronting Israel’s dangerous expansionist plan, and I call on you to support the resistance in standing against Israel.”
The ceasefire with Israel is not new
The Hezbollah leader also discussed the ceasefire with Israel, noting that Hezbollah’s withdrawal to positions behind the Litani River is not a new agreement but rather an implementation of the provisions of UN Security Council Resolution 1701.
Resolution 1701, adopted in 2006, serves as the basis for the current ceasefire. It stipulated the replacement of Hezbollah forces in border areas with UN forces, a measure that was never fully implemented.
