Report: Nasrallah to Address Syria Turmoil, Obama’s Speech on Liberation Day

Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah is expected for the first time to address the situation in Syria during a speech on the occasion of Liberation Day on Wednesday.

Syrian President Bashar Assad, who along with Iran is Hizbullah’s main backer, is facing a nine-week uprising against his regime.

Informed sources told An Nahar daily published Monday that Nasrallah would also snap back at U.S. President Barack Obama who on Sunday accused Hizbullah of carrying out political assassinations.

On Thursday, Obama made a speech on the Middle East stressing that the 1967 borders should form the basis of a Palestinian state.

The leader of the Shiite party would also focus in his speech on the cabinet crisis and attempts to overcome the obstacles preventing the formation of the government.

The Liberation Day rally will take place at the town of Nabi Sheet in the eastern city of Baalbeck, where Nasrallah will make his appearance via video link.