The first nucleus of resistance in Lebanon had been formed by Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) and Hezbollah’s martyr Hassan al-Lakkis had been trained by the force, Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan says, according to Tasnim News Agency.

Addressing a gathering to commemorate the late commander of IRGC’s Ground Force Major General Ahmad Kazemi and late Hezbollah commander Hassan al-Lakkis in Tehran on Wednesday, General Dehqan said that the IRGC had trained al-Lakkis and the late secretary general of Hezbollah Sayyid Abbas al-Musawi.