TEHRAN - The Iranian Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts has announced the cancellation of planned National Tourism Week celebrations following the martyrdom of Hezbollah Secretary-General, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.

The decision comes in the wake of Nasrallah’s assassination in a recent Israeli airstrike on southern Beirut.

On Sunday, the tourism minister Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri, issued a statement condemning the attack and offering condolences. “A symbol of resistance, the tireless fighter, and the devout cleric, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, was martyred after a lifetime of struggle [for religion] and wise leadership of Hezbollah at the hands of the Zionist regime,” a part of the statement read.

“Now, we all mourn this great loss and remain steadfast in our commitment to supporting the oppressed people of Palestine and the cause of liberating Al-Quds (an Arabic name for Jerusalem).”

Later in the statement, Salehi-Amiri extended his condolences to Imam Mahdi (AS), the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the people of Lebanon, Hezbollah members, and the Iranian nation.

Tourism Week in Iran, which was scheduled to take place from September 27 (World Tourism Day) to October 4, has been canceled in all provinces across the country as a result of the tragic assault.

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