Report: Europeans Tell Lebanon to Distance ‘Hizbullah’ from Gulf Confrontation
European diplomats have reportedly advised Lebanon to stay impartial from any military confrontation that could take place in the gulf, amid escalating US-Iranian tensions, the Saudi Asharq al-Awsat reported on Saturday.
Well-informed Lebanese ministerial sources said “several European and non-European diplomatic sources have advised senior Lebanese officials to safeguard Lebanon from being entangled in any confrontation that could take place in the Gulf,” in reference to Hizbullah party, said the daily.
The sources quoted diplomats as stressing the need for “restraint and not to provide any pretext that could be exploited by Israel or others to threaten the stability in Lebanon.”
They said it is a “proactive advice so that Lebanon can take all the precautions and not be dragged into uncalculated reactions.”
Earlier in June, amid escalating US-Iranian tensions, Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah warned that if there was a war against Iran the whole Middle East region would "erupt.”
"We have precision missiles in Lebanon, and enough to be able to change the face of the region," said the head of the Iran-backed movement.
Source: Naharnet
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