Iran slams Israeli flyover at Hezbollah funeral as ‘act of terror’

Hundreds of thousands gathered in Beirut to mourn Hezbollah’s former leader, Hassan Nasrallah, who was assassinated in an Israeli air strike in September.

During the funeral, Israeli fighter jets flew directly over the stadium in what appeared to be a deliberate attempt to intimidate the crowd and provoke Hezbollah.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who attended the funeral, condemned the flyover as a “violation of Lebanon’s sovereignty.” He described it as a “pitiful attempt to terrify people who gathered only to mourn,” adding, “If that is not an act of terror, then what is?”