Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah announced Wednesday that he is willing to ask Iran to provide the Lebanese Army with weapons and air defense systems, while noting that Tehran can “easily” solve Lebanon's chronic electricity problem.

“Will the Lebanese government dare to accept the Iranian proposals? Why should Lebanon remain afraid to cooperate with Iran?” Nasrallah said in a televised address marking the 40th anniversary of Iran's Islamic revolution.

A delegation from the Progressive Socialist Party held talks Wednesday with President Michel Aoun, in the wake of fiery stances that were voiced by PSP chief Walid Jumblat after the formation of the new government.

“Over the past period, Walid Jumblat made several visits to Baabda and we believe, on our part, that an accord was established between us. Today we reiterated Jumblat's keenness on it and we heard keenness from President Aoun on this consensus,” Industry Minister Wael Abu Faour of the PSP said.

President Michel Aoun on Wednesday reassured citizens that “all indications suggest that Lebanon will rise.”

“Crises have become behind us, the financial situation is improving and interest rates are expected to start decreasing soon,” Aoun said.

Interior Minister Raya al-Hassan, at the handover process where she received the ministry from her predecessor Nouhad al-Mashnouq, said the new post constitutes a “challenge” for her as the first female interior minister, as she vowed strict enforcement of laws.

State Security Directorate in the South has arrested two Syrian nationals on terror charges, the State-run National News Agency reported on Wednesday.

Social Affairs Minister Richard Kouyoumjian, of the Lebanese Forces, said on Wednesday that the Free Patriotic Movement has since 2005 provided a “Christian cover” for Hizbullah which enabled its domination in Lebanon, adding that the time has come for the FPM to “lessen” that backing.

Speaker Nabih Berri has reportedly launched mediation efforts to bridge the gap between Prime Minister Saad Hariri and Progressive Socialist Party leader ex-MP Walid Jumblat, al-Joumhouria daily reported on Wednesday.

Free Patriotic Movement chief MP Jebran Bassil announced Tuesday that “had it not been for Hizbullah, General (Michel) Aoun would not have become president.”

“And Hizbullah must admit that had it not been for the FPM, it would not have managed to persevere in the face of Israel, terrorism or the isolation attempts,” Bassil added at a Mar Mikhail Church ceremony marking 13 years since the historic “memorandum of understanding” was signed between the two parties.

A ministerial panel drafting the new government's Policy Statement on Tuesday finalized the draft and will hold a “final reading session” on Wednesday, Information Minister Jamal al-Jarrah said.

Wednesday's session will witness “some amendments and omissions,” Jarrah said after the meeting.

Two major parliamentary blocs on Tuesday urged an end to an escalating war of words between several political parties that followed the formation of the new government.

“We are open towards everyone with positivity, not with the exchange of tirades, and our battle today is a battle for productivity for the sake of all Lebanese,” MP Ibrahim Kanaan said after the weekly meeting of the Free Patriotic Movement-led Strong Lebanon bloc.