Openly defying Iran, Lebanon's Aoun says no armed groups allowed in country | NYGazet

Lebanese president warns visiting top Iranian official against arming Hezbollah, rejects Tehran's 'interference,' after Ali Larijani objected to plans to disarm its terrorist proxy

No group in Lebanon is permitted to bear arms or rely on foreign backing, Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun told a senior Iranian official on Wednesday, days after the Lebanese cabinet approved the objectives of a US-backed roadmap to disarm the Iran-a... [5062 chars]