President Michel Suleiman on Monday stressed that “the simplest rules of democracy oblige everyone to acknowledge and accept the results” of elections, following a standoff between rival students at Universite Saint Joseph in Beirut.

Suleiman held phone talks with caretaker Interior Minister Marwan Charbel, Army chief General Jean Qahwaji, USJ president Father Salim Daccache and security officials to inquire about the incident, the National News Agency reported.

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea criticized security forces' behavior during Monday's standoff at Universite Saint Joseph in the Beirut neighborhood of Huvelin, accusing Lebanese officials of “destroying the state.”

"Despite the presence of security forces since 11:00 am, the situation did not change until 4:00 in the afternoon when reinforcements were brought,” Geagea said at a press conference he held to comment on USJ's events.

Hizbullah on Monday noted that “the nuclear deal between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the P5+1 world powers is an exemplary victory and outstanding global achievement which the Islamic republic has added to its record that is full of triumphs and accomplishments.”

In a press release, the party said Tehran's “active diplomacy managed to reach an agreement based on the firmness of the Iranian stance and principles regarding the issue of the peaceful nuclear program.”

Phalange Party MP Sami Gemayel slammed on Monday the actions of Hizbullah supporters at Universite Saint Jospeh, questioning the purpose of the party's provocations at the campus.

He declared: “The identity of USJ will not be altered and we will not remain silent against those who provoke us.”

Activists on social networking websites are circulating pictures of what they said are “Hizbullah captives” captured by the Free Syrian Army during the ongoing battles in the Eastern Ghouta region just outside Damascus.

The Lebanese party has not yet confirmed or denied the authenticity of the published material.

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat rejected on Monday claims by the March 14 camp that the Iranian embassy bombing in Beirut last week is linked to Hizbullah's fighting in Syria.

He said in his weekly editorial in the PSP-affiliated al-Anbaa website: “It is a wrong connection especially since those sides have absolutely no control over the so-called takfiri groups.”

Tensions were high at the Universite Saint Joseph in the Huvelin neighborhood in Beirut on Monday in light of Hizbullah supporters' protest against recent student elections results, reported MTV.

It said that the supporters surrounded the campus in protest, sparking tensions between them and the March 14 students.

Beirut Examining Magistrate Ghassan Owaidat issued on Monday an arrest warrant against the wife of Higher Relief Council chief Ibrahim Bashir after questioning her at hospital, the state-run National News Agency reported.

Owaidat issued last week an arrest warrant against the secretary-general of the HRC, who has been charged along with his wife with embezzlement, smuggling and money laundering.

Russian ambassador to Lebanon Alexander Zasypkin expressed on Monday his country's solidarity with Lebanon, announcing that Russia will offer additional aid to Syrian refugees on Lebanese territories.

“Russia supports Lebanon's efforts in fighting terrorism and maintaining stability and security,” Zaspkin told reporters after talks with caretaker Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour at the Bustros Palace.

Speaker Nabih Berri held talks on Monday with Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Hassan Rouhani and head of Shura Council Ali Larijani on Tehran's landmark nuclear deal with world powers.

Talks focused on the regional repercussions of the deal.