Hezbollah hails Iran’s ‘divine victory’ over Israel

Lebanese militant group Hezbollah on Wednesday hailed what it called its ally Iran’s victory over Israel after 12 days of war, declaring it the start of a “new historical phase”.

In a statement, Hezbollah offered its “most sincere congratulations” to the Islamic republic, praising its “glorious divine victory”.

The victory, it said, was “manifested in the precise and painful strikes it launched” against Israel, as well as “the lightning response to the American aggression against its nuclear…