Geagea Says Iran Didn't Record a 'Victory' in Lebanon

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Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea considered as “unfounded” the claims that Iran has “triumphed” in the region and is trying to reflect that in Lebanon, noting that the “unwillingness of parties to engage in a confrontation does not mean that Iran has won,” the Saudi Asharq al-Awsat newspaper reported on Wednesday.

In remarks Geagea made to the daily in an interview, and whether Iran is trying to invest its alleged “regional victory” in Lebanon, Geagea said: “I totally oppose this theory.”

“First, the confrontation in the region is in full swing. Some tactical victories here and some tactical defeats elsewhere,” said Geagea.

He added: “For those who say that Iran has taken control of Lebanon, I will refer to (Hizbullah leader Sayyed) Nasrallah's proposal that Iran is ready to arm the Lebanese army and provide Lebanon with medicines. But all these suggestions arrived nowhere, and they won’t? Hence it is not true that Iran has taken control. At the moment no one wants a confrontation but that does not mean that Iran has won.”

Geagea expressed regret that some “allies” did not stand with the LF regarding the issue of Hizbullah’s arms in the government policy statement, and the way it was addressed.

But he said that "Prime Minister Saad Hariri expressed his appreciation for our position in the government, but the other team must hear other voices to know that it is not right,” he said.

“Of course, the Lebanese citizens have to right to resist the Israeli occupation, we all believe in this within the framework of the legitimate institutions of the Lebanese state, but they do not want to, why? Here you realize that it is not a question of Israel's resistance as much as it is about creating a framework outside the state, and we do not accept that,” he added.

On the LF’s relations with the Free Patriotic Movement and its founder President Michel Aoun, Geagea said: “They are not well at the moment,” but hoped they would grow better after the elections and the formation of the government.

SourceNaharnet
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