Gulf Insider
Lebanon’s president has angrily lashed out at both Hezbollah and Iran – the latter for using the Lebanese nation and people as a bargaining chip in the war and standoff with the United States and Israel. President Joseph Aoun told CNN in a rare interview that Tehran is exploiting his war-torn nation and issued a fresh demand that Iran’s leadership and military stop interfering in Lebanese affairs. He stressed to Christiane Amanpour that the Lebanese people are “fed up” with the war – which started years ago on the heels of the Gaza war. President Aoun at one point addressed Iran directly, saying “You are not trying to help us … the people of Lebanon are paying the price … for the sake of your own interest” – and added, “our interests … do not coincide with your interests.” Then specifically calling out the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), he said: “It’s not your country, it’s our country.“ Iran’s leadership has been insistent on a Hezbollah/Lebanon-Israel ceasefire being part of any broader peace deal with Washington; however, the Lebanese government has negotiated a separate peace with Israel, and in Washington, which has in reality barely held. “They are using Lebanon […]
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