Suleiman Demands Iranian Clarification over Remarks of Revolutionary Guard Presence in Lebanon
President Michel Suleiman held talks on Monday with the Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon Ghazanfar Rokn-Abadi on recent statements that members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards are present in Lebanon.
He requested from the ambassador an official clarification from the Islamic republic over these remarks.
Rokn-Abadi meanwhile denied the Iranian claims.
On Sunday, the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Mohammed Ali Jaafari had stated that members of the elite Quds Force were present in Lebanon and Syria where they are acting as “counselors.”
He denied that they are offering military assistance in either country.
"A number of Quds Force members are present in Lebanon and Syria... we provide (these countries) with counsel and advice, and transfer experience to them," Jaafari said during a press conference.
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