Lebanese president: Iran using Lebanon as ‘bargaining chip’ in negotiations with US
Aoun said 3,558 people have been killed since March as he accused Tehran of blocking peace talks and deepening Lebanon’s war with Israel.
- On Friday, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun accused Iran of using Lebanon as a "bargaining chip" in negotiations with the United States, delivering his toughest criticism of Tehran and its ally Hezbollah amid the war with Israel.
- Hezbollah rejected a Washington-mediated ceasefire plan on Thursday that required the group to cease fire and withdraw from territory where Israeli troops have occupied positions following hostilities that began more than three months ago.
- In a CNN interview, Aoun said Lebanese citizens are "paying the price" for Iranian interests and are "fed up" with the conflict, which has displaced 1.2 million people since Israeli attacks began in March.
- Addressing Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem, who claimed on Thursday that "broad segments of the Lebanese people" rejected the Washington agreement, Aoun retorted: "The Lebanese people are not your people."
- Aoun, a Maronite Christian elected head of state last year, has consistently pressed for the peaceful disarmament of Hezbollah, seeking to counter the group's influence within Lebanon's sectarian power-sharing system.
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"It's not your country, it's our country. You don't have to intervene in our country," the Lebanese President said.
Iran should no longer use Lebanon as a "pressure agent" in talks with the US to end the war.
Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun has asked Iran not to interfere with his country. "It is not your country, it is our country," he said in an interview with CNN broadcast on Friday to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards. "It is not your job to interfere with our country," he continued. "They use Lebanon as a means of pressure in their negotiations with the United States. This is unacceptable," Aoun continued, referring to the leadership in Iran. Teh…
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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun strongly denounced Iran's interference, accused of using Lebanon as a "exchange currency" against the United States.
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