US EditionLebanese leaders indirectly urge Hezbollah to stay out of the Israel-Iran conflict
- On June 17, 2025, Lebanese leaders urged Hezbollah to avoid entering the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran amid regional tensions.
- This call came after Israel carried out a series of intensive air raids on key Iranian nuclear and military locations the previous Friday, following Hezbollah’s substantial setbacks during the recent 14-month conflict with Israel.
- Hezbollah continues to express verbal support for Iran while refraining from military action, constrained by domestic pressures and damaged capabilities.
- Around 4,000 Lebanese civilians and fighters died in the Hezbollah-Israel war causing destruction worth $11 billion, while Lebanese officials seek to preserve stability and avoid renewed conflict.
- Lebanese leaders' warnings suggest that involvement by Hezbollah in the current Israel-Iran clashes risks worsening Lebanon's recovery and intensifying public discontent toward the group.
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Lebanese leaders indirectly urge Hezbollah to stay out of Israel-Iran conflict
Beirut: Lebanon’s president and prime minister said Monday that their country must stay out of the conflict between Israel and Iran because any engagement would be detrimental to the small nation engulfed in an economic crisis and struggling to recover from the latest Israel-Hezbollah war. Their remarks amounted to a message to the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group — an ally of both Iran and the Palestinian militant Hamas group in Gaza — to stay…
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Lebanese leaders indirectly urge Hezbollah to stay out of the Israel-Iran conflict
Lebanon’s president and prime minister said Monday that their country must stay out of the conflict between Israel and Iran because any engagement would be detrimental to the small nation engulfed in an economic crisis and struggling to recover from the latest Israel-Hezbollah war.
Officials say Lebanon wants to keep away from Israel-Iran war
Top Lebanese officials said Monday they want to prevent the country, which is still recovering from the recent Israel-Hezbollah war, from being dragged into the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran.
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