Raad: We want our full rights and our bet is on the resistance

The head of Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc, MP Mohammed Raad, announced Tuesday that Hezbollah’s stance on the sea border demarcation file with Israel is “clear and obvious.”

“We want our full rights in our waters, borders, exclusive economic zone, gas and oil, and we want the embargo to be lifted off the companies that we bring to explore in our territory and extract our gas,” Raad said.

“Our bet is on the resistance and its arms in preserving our rights and sovereignty,” Raad added.

He also said that the U.S. “rushed to secure the interests of the Israelis and Europeans at the expense of our interest and national sovereignty” after “the gas crisis erupted in Europe.”

His remarks come a day after U.S. mediator Amos Hochstein held talks in Beirut with Lebanon’s top officials after which he announced that he is optimistic that an agreement can be reached.

Hezbollah has repeatedly warned in recent weeks that it might resort to military options if Israel begins producing gas in September without an agreement with Lebanon.