March 14 Congratulates Iran 'Reformists', Hopes Deal Curbs 'Hizbullah Behavior'
The March 14 General Secretariat on Wednesday congratulated the Iranian people, especially the “reformist movement,” on the nuclear deal that was reached with world powers, hoping the agreement will lead to Hizbullah's “return to the Lebanese state.”
“The General Secretariat congratulates the friendly Iranian people, and the reformist movement, which has triumphed through managing to shift Iran from investing in the 'export of the revolution' and sponsoring violence and terrorism to investing in stability, economic prosperity and commercial competition,” it said in a statement issued after its weekly meeting.
“Accordingly, the international-Iranian talks have managed to turn a page in the region's history that was characterized with wars, blood and instability,” the secretariat added.
Sealed in Vienna after a 13-year stand-off, a historic nuclear deal was reached Tuesday between Tehran and the United States, Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany. It is aimed at ensuring Iran does not obtain the nuclear bomb, opening up Tehran's stricken economy and potentially ending decades of bad blood with the West.
“After Iran dropped the Great Satan term from its dictionary of propaganda, the March 14 General Secretariat hopes this regional breakthrough will contribute to Lebanon's pacification through Hizbullah's return to the Lebanese state, implementation of the Taef Accord, and commitment to (U.N.) resolutions 1559 and 1701,” it said.
The secretariat noted that “the Iranian regime cannot implement U.N. resolutions in Iran and refrain from implementing them in Lebanon through Hizbullah's behavior, which manifests itself in the possession of illegitimate arms and participation in the Syrian conflict.”
It also called on Iranian authorities to “seek peace in the region, rid it of weapons of mass destruction, contribute to the implementation of the Arab Peace Initiative, abandon (Syrian President) Bashar Assad … and 'set free' Lebanon's presidency by setting free the decision of some Lebanese MPs.”
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