Lebanese president: Iran using Lebanon as ‘bargaining chip’ in negotiations with US
Aoun said Tehran is blocking a ceasefire deal and using Lebanon in talks with Washington as Israeli strikes continue, killing 3,558 people since March, officials said.
- On Friday, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun accused Iran of using Lebanon as a "bargaining chip" in negotiations with the United States, stating the Lebanese people are "paying the price" for Tehran's interests.
- Hostilities erupted three months ago when Hezbollah fired rockets in solidarity with Iran, triggering an Israeli air and ground campaign that displaced 1.2 million people and killed thousands.
- Rejecting the U.S.-brokered ceasefire on Thursday, Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem labeled the plan "surrender" and demanded complete Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory.
- Urging Iran to "have mercy on our south," Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam stated Lebanon should not be treated as a tool to improve Tehran's negotiating position with Washington.
- The United Nations launched a fresh aid appeal for $331.5m to assist 1.4 million people, as the humanitarian toll worsens daily across Lebanon amid ongoing conflict.
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Lebanese president claims Iran using Lebanon as bargaining chip in negotiations with US
Beirut - Lebanon’s president delivered a searing rebuke to Iran on Friday, accusing it of exploiting his war-torn nation as a bargaining chip in its conflict with the United States and Israel and demanding that Tehran stops interfering in Lebanese affairs.
"It's not your country, it's our country (...) You don't have to intervene," said Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to Iran.
"It's not your country, it's our country. You don't have to intervene in our country," the Lebanese President said.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun ordered Iran to stop "intervention" in his country, in an interview broadcast Friday, June 5, and told Hezbollah supported by Tehran that diplomacy was the only solution to the conflict with Israel.
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