Tehran Promises Military Assistance to Lebanon
إقرأ هذا الخبر بالعربية
The head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, who made a one-day visit to Beirut on Tuesday, said that Tehran will provide military assistance to Lebanon.
Ali Shamkhani made the announcement following talks with Prime Minister Tammam Salam at the Grand Serail.
He said the assistance includes military equipment to help Lebanon's battle against militants. He did not elaborate but told reporters that the details would be announced during an upcoming visit by Defense Minister Samir Moqbel to Tehran.
Shamkhani also visited Speaker Nabih Berri. He traveled to Syria later Tuesday.
His trip to Beirut came as an Iranian military commander reportedly claimed that Hizbullah's missile and drone capabilities have widely improved since the 2006 war with Israel.
Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, who is the commander of the Iranian army's aerospace force, said he was aware of Hizbullah's capabilities in Lebanon.
According to al-Joumhouria newspaper, Hajizadeh claimed that the Shiite party was at a certain period linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards but it developed to the extent that the country's army began benefiting from Hizbullah's capabilities.
On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Iran of mounting terrorist attacks all around the world.
Netanyahu told the U.N. General Assembly's annual ministerial meeting that the Islamic State and Hamas, as well as other movements, from al-Qaida and Nigeria's Boko Haram to Somalia's al-Shabab and Hizbullah, share the goal of imposing militant Islam on the world.
He likened them to "another fanatic ideology that swept into power eight decades ago" — Nazism.
30 September 2014, 08:59
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Probably here to hand out some awards to Hizbollah ... i wonder what happened to that computer software program that Iran donated to Lebanon a few years ago???
30 September 2014, 09:28
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Vilayat al faqih in motion. Flem looks forward to his Iranian passport.
30 September 2014, 09:29
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Vilayat al faqih in motion. Flem looks forward to his Iranian passport.
30 September 2014, 09:52
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PLS provide quickly the LAF with some arms such as missiles ect..without asking the LEB gov, coz they will not be able to respond in duly manner..
30 September 2014, 09:53
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The similarity between The fundamentalism of Daesh and the Islamic Republic of Iran: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/29/iran-executes-man-heresy-mohsen-amir-aslani?CMP=twt_gu
30 September 2014, 15:00
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You are right. Actually Khomeinism is Wahhabism light and Saudi Arabia is the source of Wahabism.
The difference is that the Khomenist clergy is in control of the whole state whilst the Wahabi clergy is not, instead it is controlled by the Al Sauds.
30 September 2014, 10:05
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clandestinely to arsal? I thought they were invited by your abbas ibrahim and the FPM to negotiate the release of the soldiers and landed at beirut airport. You used to be good at propaganda, but not anymore.
30 September 2014, 11:53
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one comes with billions of dollars the other comes with arms
wonder which is more dangerous the bullet or the $
the bullet kills you once the $ kills you 1000 times a day
30 September 2014, 13:01
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بالرغم من وجعها لما وقعت الفارة قالت للقط اللعين إيدك عني وما عليك مني
30 September 2014, 14:17
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What's with all the M14 anger???
I thought you'd be happy when someone offers our army more weapons???
Oh ya, thats right..you guys are cheering for the other side
30 September 2014, 15:48
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أعلن قائد القوة الجو- فضائية في “الحرس الثوري الإيراني” العميد أمير حاجي زادة إن “حزب الله” بات يملك من القدرات والتقنيات ما يدفعنا نحن في “الحرس الثوري” الى طلب المساعدة منه، إذ كان في الماضي يطلب المساعدة منا، أما نحن اليوم فيمكننا الاستفادة من خبراته، مشيراً الى أن “الحزب” و”الحرس” هما حال واحدة.
وأضاف حاجي زادة في حديث إلى “وكالة فارس الإيرانية”: إن قدرات “حزب الله”، إن لجهة الصواريخ أو الطائرات من دون طيار، متطورة جداً اليوم عما كانت عليه في حرب الـ 33 يوماً في مواجهة إسرائيل عام 2006، وما لدينا من معلومات وتكنولوجيا عن الصواريخ والطائرات المسيرة هي نفسها لدى حزب الله، وما عندهم ليس أقل مما عندنا.
30 September 2014, 15:53
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Bill, maybe they are just cynical about one more empty Iranian promise like all the previous ones, it's not like they deviled anything yet. Unlike the actual delivered US shipments to the Lebanese army that you M8 geniuses keep complaining about. After all that's not new Nastrallah and friends were so pissed about the American airlift of ammunition to the Ammo strapped Lebanese Army during the battle of Nahr el Bared in 2007. Of course Nasrallah was pissed that the Lebanese army had dared to ignore his orders and crossed his red line when they attacked the Fateh el Islam terrorists. Nasrallah had warned that any Lebanese army attacks on the terrorists sent by Bashar Assad will bring Al Qaeda terrorists from all over the word to Lebanon.
For a refresher just Google "Nasrallah American airlift Lebanese Army 2007".
30 September 2014, 21:35
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If Iran wants to help Lebanon, STOP giving billions of dollars to Hizbullah.
30 September 2014, 22:14
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The real brotherly country Iran, comes to help Lebanon. They are welcomed dearly.
