Ghosn Meets Ahmadinejad, Iran Says Strengthening Lebanese Army Part of Its Strategic Policy
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Defense Minister Fayez Ghosn stressed Sunday that “Lebanon’s people, army and resistance are an invincible fortress in the face of Israel,” noting that the Lebanese "will never forget that Iran stood by them in great difficulties," during talks with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Tehran.
Ghosn also said that Israel would fear Iran's reaction, should it consider moving in a hostile way against any regional country.
For his part, Ahmadinejad told the minister that Lebanon and Iran should work toward unity to confront the west and Israel, Iran's official news agency reported.
The Iranian leader asked Ghosn to "resist the plots" of "domination-seeking powers," IRNA said.
"Friendships and brotherhood should be improved," Ahmadinejad said. He warned that Israel would carry "a massacre against all nations of the region" if it could. "Therefore, we should support and stand by each other more than before," he added.
Earlier on Sunday, Ghosn met with Iran's Defense Minister Gen. Ahmad Vahidi.
"Strengthening the Lebanese army is among the strategic policies of Iran," the Iranian minister said. "Lebanon should have a strong army to defend its interest in the region."
Lebanon's security was "an important part of stability in the region," Vahidi added, according to an online report by Iran's state broadcaster IRIB.
In return Ghosn said, "Right now there is a complete coordination between the army and the resistance."
"Iran and Lebanon have always backed one another and we hope that bilateral interaction increases," Ghosn added.
He warned Israel against "any foolishness in attacking Lebanon," saying if it did so, it would face "a strong and unified army and resistance (Hizbullah), and suffer another defeat," referring to Israel’s 2006 war with Hizbullah.
On Saturday Vahidi said that an Israeli attack on Iran would lead to the collapse of the Jewish state.
Iran has also recently hosted visits by leaders from the Palestinian Islamist movement that rules the Gaza Strip, Hamas.
Iran has been alarmed by Hamas' outreach to Sunni Arab states in the wake of the Arab Spring uprisings, which have brought Islamists to political prominence and pushed Hamas leaders to relocate from their longtime headquarters in Syria.
Israel and Iran consider each other arch-enemies, and tensions have risen dramatically as Tehran pushes ahead with uranium enrichment and other aspects of its nuclear program. Israel and the West say Iran wants to develop weapons, while Tehran insists the program is for peaceful purposes.
Tehran has blamed the recent assassinations of its nuclear scientists on Israel. It also faces the possibility of Israeli airstrikes against its nuclear facilities. Israel says the military option must remain on the table.
Israelis say that Iran may retaliate against such a strike through a “proxy,” by pushing Hizbullah to use its arsenal of rockets against the Jewish state.
26 February 2012, 13:49
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They've been promising this for over ten years and we're still waiting.
26 February 2012, 13:57
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hmm...wait what?.. am i reading this correctly? "the lebanese army"? and not hezbo?
26 February 2012, 14:19
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With friends like these rug riders who needs enemies... The LAF does not need their favors nor their rusted military hardware..
26 February 2012, 14:50
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no thanks, let them fight their own war with their own people against israel.
they can take hassouni the rat with his dirty turban as well and habals familia and extended entourage to die for the cause.
26 February 2012, 15:43
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Accept regular money funds so that when Israel destroys the infrastructure then we can rebuild what they destroyed. Arms partnership should be with the west same as training our army generals, enough kidding yourself and sending them to Syria and Iran.
26 February 2012, 16:06
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Silly Iranians. The M14 people have been clear that begging the US and France for salvage 1950's era weapons is the more effective and dignified way to arm the Lebanese Army.
26 February 2012, 16:40
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War War War that's all they talk about! we want peace and co-existance and work!
26 February 2012, 17:19
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I can't remember Iranian missiles raining on Tel Aviv and Iranian jets defending the Lebanese skies in the 2006 war, personally. Is my memory playing tricks?
26 February 2012, 17:30
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Iran is not going to stop revolution on it's own streets. Maybe they should focus on that first. While they watch bashar get beat down with a shoe on the streets just like gadafi. And on manar they can see hassouna's burned corpse. Some good TV time awaits us.
26 February 2012, 17:48
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of course it is that's why thousands of Lebanese shites work in saudi arabia rather than in iran.. and get a room so you can demonstrate your love in private, pervert.
26 February 2012, 18:09
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promises promises. yes they are going to supply us with weapons, more like test their weapons on their behalf since they are scared to fire a bullet at Israel!
26 February 2012, 18:43
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it so nice to know that we are friends with the most hated and dispized country in the world. so now we are aligned with Iran, Syria, Venzuela and Cuba. that's where i want to be as a civilized democratic free country
26 February 2012, 18:53
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Iran and the Hezz are the biggest threat to Lebanon. They are trying to take over the whole country. They killed Lebanese and ordered countless assassinations and the declare innocence. We do not want arms, electricity, or gas drillers from Iran. They can all go to hell.
26 February 2012, 18:55
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Why don't you send money to pay for the beggar society you have set up and pay for their electricity. Make sure you also pay for the mountain of debt the metweili shia have mounted on Lebanon for 30 years of non-payment.
26 February 2012, 20:46
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to those collaborators with iran: stay in iran as you will be judged for treason.
26 February 2012, 21:08
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strenghtening lebanese army is always good news..thinking without any closed mind, i remember the civil war which destroyed lebanon for long years , the west and israel in particular was allied with assad regime?????????????even levni said today that it is shameful for the jews in israel to remain silent about the massacres in syria?
26 February 2012, 21:09
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Iran is not poor, loser
The volume of Iran's gold and foreign currency reserves has reached $109.7bln in 2011 up from $78.9bln in 2010.
According to statistical figures released by the U.S Central Intelligence Agency, Iran rank 22nd in the world in terms of the gold and foreign currency reserves.
Despite sanctions Iran's non-oil exports reached to $40 Billions in in 2011 and by the end of 2012 it will be $60 Billions, you can add oil exports on top of that too.
27 February 2012, 22:55
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divide these numbers by the number of iranians and you will see how poor they are :)these figures are relative if you understand anything abut anything.
26 February 2012, 21:12
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This Ghosn is a joke and a puppet of his master Hasouna. He would kiss Hassouna's butt to get a ministry. these are dwarf people who are useful for nothing and have no dignity to start with, let alone taken seriously. What does it mean army, resistence, people!!!! are we doomed for being endlessly awaiting wars. Shouldn't we care for our peace and economic prosperity? This Ghosn could easily caricatered because his face is so funny and looks like these cartoons from outer space. These people are raping our intelligence thinking we are so stupid we can't differentiate the 1 from the stick.
26 February 2012, 21:45
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Faut pas pousser bobonne en prenant ses rêves pour des réalités mon coco. Le peuple iranien morfle quotidiennement, je fréquente énormément d'iraniens et leur situation est catastrophique.
26 February 2012, 23:26
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Love4Bashar : do you know about Iranian Pastor Yousef Naderkhani ? before saying that Iran is better then Saudi Arabia... both = shit
26 February 2012, 23:35
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Iran or Saudi Arabia ?
ok, in Saudi Arabia christianity is forbiden... but shall I remind you the Iranian Pastor Yousef Naderkhani who turned to christianity and now is sentenced for death by iranian authority ?
http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2010/12/khanjani-nadarkhani-apostasy/
27 February 2012, 06:12
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Keep your weapons and advice in the south, they are your servants, as for the Rest of us you can all go to h3ll
27 February 2012, 07:57
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@ Love4bashar : Sorry but it looks like you watch too much Syrian TV by reading your brainwashed comments... how many christians in Iran ? that's the question... about 2% of the population are non-muslims religious minorities (jews, christians). Do you know about the Iranian pastor Youcef Naderkhani who was sentenced to death for apostasy ? go read about him before worshipping people. What's the difference as soon as it's called : " The islamic republic of Iran "....
27 February 2012, 10:25
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I do agree with the commentators on Saudi Arabia! I lived there for some years and know full well that Christianity could not be practiced, much less sanctioned and the penality for those who practice or even have a bible is death. Otherwise, saudi arabia is a great country to be in and the people are great. I lived there and churish every single moment I stayed there. If you don't practice Christianity, while being Christian and people know about it, you're safe and no one touches you. It's theie country and they are free to chose their path. I respected that although I sometimes slipped the cross on my face while eating in a public place which is what I do while at my home in Greece. Even then, no one came to insult me or imprison me. Saudi is the cradle of Islam and their way of living is based on it. I really would have hoped that Lebanon was only one religion; at least we could have lived in peace like in Greece.
27 February 2012, 10:57
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Frankly no I have never heard of him bu ti know that minorities live in peace in Iran, but what about the 12 christians sentenced for a secret mass in KSA? or how about trying to wear a non wahabi religous sign in KSA so come on it's time to open both eyes
27 February 2012, 18:26
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Aren't they mostly from the Saudi arabia, the Septemmber 11 Heroes?
27 February 2012, 21:23
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@ Kesrweneh, ok wosseleh 7a2eh. First of all, You have never heard of him. In 2009, Nadarkhani discovered a recent change in Iranian educational policy that forced all students, including his children, to read from the Qur'an. After he heard about this change, he went to the school and protested, based on the fact that the Iranian constitution guarantees freedom to practice religion. His protest was reported to the police, who arrested him and placed him before a tribunal on October 12, 2009, on charges of protesting. You call this " live in Peace " ? You never heard of him because the Lebanese media is controlled by HA. Secondly, I'm no interested by going to live in KSA nor in IRAN so why are you wasting your time about them ? both countries are the same...
27 February 2012, 21:58
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ALL Lebanese Leaders including Geaga DO NOT call HA "terrorist" or the "enemy". ALL LEBANESE LEADERS including Geaga call ISRAEL TERRORIST and LEBANON'S ONLY ENEMY...NOT fellow Lebanese, NOT The Iranians, NOT the Syrians or KSA. DO NOT reply to these Israeli ENEMY NAZIS who are here pretending to be LEBANESE. They do not deserve a reply...They ONLY DESERVE DEATH.
28 February 2012, 07:06
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@ Kesrweneh : I agree with you, but why should I go live in KSA or in Iran ? I only care about Lebanon where coexistence (muslim, christians) is an example for the whole goddamn countries in the region should learn about it. I'll never go to KSA or Iran and tell them how they should raise their people, I'm only trying to say that when they come to my country they should adapt themselves like we do, not by imposing their law and bomb all the alcohol shops. What do you mean by " minorities live in peace " ? " live in peace " means only eating, drinking and sleeping peacefully without any representation and under the boot of the dictatorship ? is that what you call " live in peace " ? you think the Christians in this region are made to be under dictatorship without any public representation.. WE think that the christian presence in this region is made to be lived with freedom and struggle without any protection from other minorities.. there is a big difference between us. n
