Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naeem Qassem considered that the agreement constituted a “major victory” for Iran, stressing that the goal of overthrowing the Iranian regime had failed, and that what he described as “Washington’s colonial project” had fallen, while Iran had become “a significant power that has its say in the region and the world.” In the Central Ashura Council at the shrine of Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Qassem thanked Iran for “linking the Lebanese arena to the resistance and forcing Israel to stop the aggression,” indicating that the balance of power in the region will change after this stage. He believed that Israel seeks a "helpless Lebanon" and that its project is to end Hezbollah militarily, socially and culturally, adding that this means targeting a wide segment of the Lebanese, stressing that "the danger is existential" and that the resistance is defending Lebanon's future. Qassem said that the resistance thwarted the “Greater Israel” project, adding: “If the resistance and its people had not steadfasted, Lebanon would not have been saved,” calling for taking advantage of the current stage after the agreement in order to “expel Israel.” He stressed that the ceiling of negotiations with Israel is “mutual security,” stressing that “any project under the title of disarmament will not pass,” and that “there are no experimental areas or yellow zones,” and Israel must leave. Secretary-General Qassem called for freedom from direct negotiations, pointing out that they have proven to be “humiliating diktats under fire and there is nothing in them.” He stressed that "everything related to arranging the internal situation must be completely outside the negotiations."