MAZANDARAN – Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani stated on Thursday that Iran takes pride in supporting Hezbollah, the Mehr News Agency reported.

Speaking in Iran's northern Mazandaran Province, Larijani said the U.S calls Iran a “terrorist” due to its support of Lebanon's Islamic resistance movement, but Iran is proud of backing Hezbollah.
Terrorists are those who provide the Zionist regime with equipment to attack people in the region, he added.
Commenting on the recent statement issued by the U.S. Congress, Larijani stated that it’s necessary to study the content of this statement to know the enemy’s logic.
On June 24, the U.S. Congress sent President Barack Obama a sweeping package of tough new energy and financial sanctions on Iran, aiming to force Tehran to halt its suspected nuclear weapons program.
Larijani went on to say that the U.S. labels Iran as a “threat” for the Zionist regime due to “its suspected nuclear weapons”, and claims that Israel has the right to take any measures to confront Iran.
The United States is not aware that if Israel dared to attack Iran, it wouldn’t wait for the U.S. permission, the Majlis speaker noted.
Larijani said the paragraphs of the statement issued by the Congress prove the U.S. support of Israel, adding that the Zionist regime is a “wayward child” of the U.S. and they have common interests in the Middle East.
Elsewhere in his remarks, Larijani called on the Intelligence Ministry to publish the confessions of Abdolmalek Rigi, the ringleader of the Jundollah terrorist group, in which he had revealed the U.S. and NATO’s support of the terrorist attacks in Iran.
On the U.S. invitation to talks, Larijani said Iran has been always seeking “dialogue” but will not relinquish its rights