TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) � Special Aide to the Parliament Speaker Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Lebanon�s resistance during 33-day war of 2006 shattered the hegemony of the Israeli regime.

Amir Abdollahian, Iran�s former Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs, in an interview with �Alahad� news website, congratulated Lebanese�s people, government and resistance movement on the upcoming anniversary of the victory of the Islamic resistance movement in the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah War.

The Iranian official hailed Hezbollah as a �matter of pride� and �honor� for the region.

�Lebanon�s resistance during the 33-day war proved the country�s might and the falsehood claims of the Israeli regime on owning a great amount of power,� he said.

Amir-Abdollahian further maintained that the Islamic Republic of Iran is proud of Seyed Hassan Nasrallah�s powerful status as the leader of Islamic resistance movement, adding �today, the security of the region and the world owes a lot to the resistance and sacrifices of Hezbollah in the fight against the Zionist regime and Takfiri terrorism.�

Conflict erupted between Israeli forces against the fighters of Lebanon�s resistance movement on July 12, 2006, and went on for 33 days until a�United Nations-brokered�ceasefire�went into effect on 14 August.�About 1,200 Lebanese, mostly�civilians, were killed in the Israeli war on Lebanon;�However, the war ended with Hezbollah fighters's victory over�the Israeli military, forcing Tel Aviv�to retreat without achieving any of its objectives.

By Mehr News Agency