Supporters gathered in Beirut, Baghdad and Tehran this weekend to mark the second anniversary of Hassan Nasrallah's death. Nasrallah, who led the Iran-backed Hezbollah for more than 30 years, was killed on Sept. 27, 2024, in a large Israeli airstrike that leveled a block in Beirut. While his death weakened Hezbollah's leadership, he remains venerated among supporters and regional allies.
Two Years Since Hassan Nasrallah’s Death: Commemorations in Beirut, Baghdad and Tehran
Hezbollah supporters chant slogans during a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in Israeli airstrikes, at Nasrallah's shrine in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)(AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Supporters and mourners gathered across the Middle East over the weekend to mark the second anniversary of the death of longtime Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Events in Beirut, Baghdad and Tehran combined solemn remembrance with public displays of support for the late leader.
In Baghdad, participants carried large portraits of Nasrallah, waved Iraqi and Iranian flags, and marched holding burning torches in a nighttime procession. Organizers described the gathering as an expression of solidarity with Hezbollah and with regional allies.
In Beirut, thousands assembled near the site of Nasrallah's mausoleum in the southern suburbs. Some attendees were visibly mourning, while others chanted slogans, raised their fists and displayed banners and flags. The atmosphere ranged from somber to vocally defiant.
In Tehran, a prominent billboard bearing Nasrallah's image was displayed alongside a Hezbollah flag, underscoring the enduring ties between Tehran and the group.
Background
Nasrallah led the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah for more than three decades and became one of the region's most prominent and polarizing figures. He was killed on Sept. 27, 2024, in a massive Israeli airstrike that flattened an entire block in Beirut's southern suburbs while he was reportedly meeting senior Hezbollah commanders and an Iranian general.
His death represented a major blow to Hezbollah's leadership, but Nasrallah remains a revered figure among the group's supporters and allied actors across the region. Analysts say the anniversary events serve both as mourning rituals and as political demonstrations that signal continued regional alignments and tensions.
A street vendor sells stickers bearing portraits of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah near his shrine in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, a day before the second anniversary of his death in an Israeli airstrike on Sept. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)(AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Shiite clerics hold Iranian flags and portraits of Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, center, during a gathering marking the second anniversary of the killings of former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and senior Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine, in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)(AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
People visit the shrine of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, a day before the second anniversary of his death in an Israeli airstrike on Sept. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)(AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Mohammed Mahdi Nasrallah, the son of slaine Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, attends a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the assassination of his father, who was killed in Israeli airstrikes, at Nasrallah's shrine in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)(AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Hezbollah supporters gather to mark the second anniversary of the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in Israeli airstrikes, at Nasrallah's shrine in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)(AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Hezbollah supporters gather to mark the second anniversary of the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in Israeli airstrikes, at Nasrallah's shrine in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)(AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Hezbollah supporters gather to mark the second anniversary of the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in Israeli airstrikes, at Nasrallah's shrine in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)(AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Motorcyclists pass a billboard showing portraits of the late commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard expeditionary Quds Force, Gen. Qassem Soleimani, right, the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center right, late leaders of Lebanon's Hezbollah group Hassan Nasrallah, center left, and Hashem Safieddine, left, marking the second anniversary of the killing of Hassan Nasrallah, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)(AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
A bird flies over a flag for Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group installed on a building affiliated with Tehran municipality marking the second anniversary of the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)(AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Hezbollah supporters gather at the site where Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in Israeli airstrikes on Sept. 27, 2024, a day before the second anniversary of his death, in the southern Beirut suburb of Haret Hreik, Lebanon, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)(AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
A Hezbollah supporter reacts at the site where Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in Israeli airstrikes on Sept. 27, 2024, a day before the second anniversary of his death, in the southern Beirut suburb of Haret Hreik, Lebanon, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)(AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
A man draped in an Iranian flag chants as others wave Iraqi flags during a gathering marking the second anniversary of the killings of former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and senior Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine, in Tahrir Square, Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)(AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Hezbollah supporters gather at the site where Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in Israeli airstrikes on Sept. 27, 2024, a day before the second anniversary of his death, in the southern Beirut suburb of Haret Hreik, Lebanon, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)(AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
Hezbollah fighters stand guard on a rooftop near the shrine of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, a day before the second anniversary of Nasrallah's death in an Israeli airstrike on Sept. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)(AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
A woman holds a portrait of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as a portrait of former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is displayed in a stroller during a gathering marking the second anniversary of the killings of Nasrallah and senior Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine, in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)(AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
Palestinian supporters of Hezbollah hold portraits of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah near his shrine in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, a day before the second anniversary of Nasrallah's death in an Israeli airstrike on Sept. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)(AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
People buy stickers bearing portraits of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah from a street vendor near his shrine in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, a day before the second anniversary of his death in an Israeli airstrike on Sept. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)(AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
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