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Lebanon president tells Iran security chief he 'rejects all interference'
Iran’s top security official opposes US-backed Hezbollah disarmament plan as majority of Lebanese reject it; Larijani vows continued support amid regional tensions.
- On August 13, 2025, Iran’s Supreme National Security Council chief Ali Larijani arrived in Beirut, beginning his visit at Baabda Palace with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun.
- Amid U.S. pressure after the November ceasefire, Lebanese cabinet approved a U.S.-backed plan to disarm Hezbollah and remove its right to bear arms.
- Meanwhile, Hezbollah supporters greeted Larijani at Rafik Hariri International Airport, chanting `death to America` and staging nightly marches since last Thursday.
- Expressing Lebanon’s sovereignty, Aoun said, `We reject any interference in our internal affairs,` and forbade bearing arms with foreign backing.
- Next week, U.S. envoy Thomas Barrack will arrive in Beirut to follow up on Lebanon’s arms control plan, which Prime Minister Najib Mikati ordered the army to propose by August 31.
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Malay Mail
AlKhaleej TodayLebanon warns against foreign meddling as Iran security chief visits
BEIRUT, Aug 14 — Lebanese leaders firmly rejected any efforts at foreign interference during a visit by Iran’s security chief Wednesday, with the prime minister saying Beirut would “tolerate neither tutelage nor diktat” after Tehran voiced opposition to plans to disarm Hezbollah.The uncharacteristically blunt remarks hinted at a changed balance of power in a country where Iran has long wielded substantial influence by funding and arming Hezbolla…
The Times of Israel
einnews.comOpenly defying Iran, Lebanon’s Aoun says no armed groups allowed in country
Lebanese president warns visiting top Iranian official against arming Hezbollah, rejects Tehran's 'interference,' after Ali Larijani objected to plans to disarm its terrorist proxy
No armed groups allowed in Lebanon, president tells Hezbollah's ally Iran
No group in Lebanon is permitted to bear arms or rely on foreign backing, its president told a visiting senior Iranian official on Wednesday after the cabinet approved the goals of a U.S.-backed roadmap to disarm the Iran-aligned Hezbollah group.
Lebanon President Tells Iran: No Group Permitted to Bear Arms or Have Foreign Backing - News From Antiwar.com
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Speaker Nabih Berri met with visiting Iranian National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani today, and it was something of an awkward exchange, leading to Aoun warning Larijani that no group within Lebanon is allowed to bear arms anymore, nor to rely on foreign backing. The…
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