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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Bassem Mroue

Lebanon says it rejects foreign intervention during visit by top Iranian official Ali Larijani

Lebanon - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Lebanon’s president told a top Iranian security official Wednesday that Beirut rejects any foreign intervention in its internal affairs and wants Lebanon to remain stable and secure for the good of its people.

Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, is the most senior Iranian official to visit Beirut since the Lebanese government voted last week for a U.S.-backed plan to disarm the Iran-backed Hezbollah group by the end of the year and implement a ceasefire with Israel.

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