BEIRUT: Iran's top security chief vowed in Lebanon on Wednesday that his government would continue to provide support. Ali Larijani's trip to Lebanon comes after Iran expressed opposition to a government plan to disarm Hezbollah, which before a war with Israel last year was believed to be better armed than the Lebanese military. "If... the Lebanese people are suffering, we in Iran will also feel this pain and we will stand by the dear people of Lebanon in all circumstances," Larijani, the head of the National Security Council, told reporters after landing in Beirut.
Following his arrival in Beirut, Larijani vowed that his government would continue to provide support, after it expressed opposition to the disarmament plan. “It is forbidden for anyone... to bear arms and to use foreign backing as leverage,” Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said. As well as President Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, Larijani also met parliament speaker Nabih Berri. — AFP
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