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Zarif: “Iran has no problem” with seeing Lebanon without a president

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Zarif angryIranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif told French president Francois Hollande that Iran has no problems seeing Lebanon without a president and slammed claims of an Iranian intervention in Lebanon’s controversial presidential election and said that Iran is “against foreign interference,” Al-Hayat daily reported on Saturday.

Hollande told Zarif during his trip to France that the situation in Lebanon is dangerous and fragile, added the daily.

Hollande said that it is a miracle that Lebanon remains steadfast without a president, adding that the Mediterranean country is passing through an exceptional fragile stage although some (in a reference to Hezbollah) believes that it can continue without a head of state, a source that followed up on the meeting of the two men at the Elysee Palace told the newspaper.

To that, Zarif responded with “Iran has no problem with that. The Christian parties in Lebanon should unite to choose a president, and if this happens, Iran will not oppose it,” added the source on condition of anonymity.

Hollande had stated that he does not share the opinion of those who believe that it is possible for Lebanon to continue without a president, and stressed the need to stop the obstruction of the state’s institutions, according to the source.

Zaire reportedly shocked the French side, when he said that there should not be any foreign interference, and that foreign intervention is what ruined the agreement on the election of Marada chief Suleiman Franjieh and led to an unfamiliar alliance between head of the Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea and the head of the Change and Reform bloc MP Michel Aoun, said the source.

Hezbollah and its backer Iran have been accused of intentionally delaying the election of a new head of state.

Furthermore, the source said that French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault will discuss in Beirut on 11 and July 12 the possibility of holding a meeting of the Support Group for Lebanon in New York, with the potential release of a statement distancing Lebanon from regional conflicts and showing an international consensus on the importance of protecting the country from the conflicts that surround it.

The Lebanese parliament failed again on Thursday and for the 41st time in a row to elect a president to replace Michel Suleiman whose term ended on May 25 , 2014.

As in the past sessions the parliament was unable to reach a quorum because the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group and its ally MP Michel Aoun’s Change and Reform bloc MPs boycotted the session, because they could not reportedly guarantee Aoun’s election as a president

Speaker and Amal Movement leader Nabih Berri a key ally of Hezbollah postponed the election to July 13th.

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6 responses to “Zarif: “Iran has no problem” with seeing Lebanon without a president”

  1. Rascal Avatar
    Rascal

    The Iranian regime and their little Hezbo are the worst liars ever. The crimes they commit are obvious to anyone with half a brain yet they still think people will believe them despite the vast amount of evidence against them. Unbelievable.

    1. Zenobia Avatar
      Zenobia

      The only unbelievable thing is that you focus on Hezb without saying a single word against the terrorists Nusra, ISIL and other US-alliance-backed rats! Unbelievable!

      1. Rascal Avatar
        Rascal

        I don’t have to talk about ISIS rats because everyone is destroying them, US, Russia, etc…. But you must understand, not all Assad’s enemies in Syria are ISIS. This is legitimate opposition that seems to also be the target of Hezb/Iran in order to maintain the Assad dictatorship. Hezbully does not represent the majority of sunni in Syria, they are just killing themselves for Iran and Assad to save the dictatorship.This is unacceptable. Iran have fvcked up its own country and Hezbullah has fvcked up Lebanon so I don’t support the Shiite base. That does not mean I support the other evil jihadists. The world is just not as black and white as you think it is.

        1. Zenobia Avatar
          Zenobia

          But you are the one who thinks “black and white”, Shiaa vs. Sunnah.
          Don’t be naive, “legitimate opposition” who combat the Syrian Army and seek division of Syria are called traitors and terrorists.

          1. Rascal Avatar
            Rascal

            Sorry, but what the people of Syria want does matter. Assad is a cruel dictator, end of story. There is no coming back from the vast amount of blood and destruction he has participated in his own country. Assad had his chance to make changes and instead started killing protesters, this is fact so don’t try to dispute it. Assad will be gone, make no mistake about it. Otherwise this war will never end. All Iran is worried about is saving its Party of god colony and it needs Syria to bring in weapons to continue fighting the various wars. You can believe whatever Hezb/Iran tells you to too, but that does not make it fact. You see anyone who opposes Hezb/Iran as a threat and an enemy. Iran is a poor example of how a successful country should work, so you are on the loosing team, have fun with that.

  2. Andre Avatar
    Andre

    Snakes and worse than other meddling governments. They shake your hand, and once your turn around they stab you in the back. What a lying asshole.

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