Lebanon to Iran: “Stop Using Us as a Bargaining Chip”
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s President has issued a stark warning to Tehran, accusing Iran of exploiting Lebanon as leverage in its ongoing nuclear negotiations with the United States — a move Beirut has called “completely unacceptable.”Speaking directly to Iranian leadership, the Lebanese President declared: “This is not yours — it is ours. We are the ones…
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s President has issued a stark warning to Tehran, accusing Iran of exploiting Lebanon as leverage in its ongoing nuclear negotiations with the United States — a move Beirut has called “completely unacceptable.”
Speaking directly to Iranian leadership, the Lebanese President declared: “This is not yours — it is ours. We are the ones responsible for it.”
The remarks come amid a renewed round of indirect Iran-US nuclear talks, during which Lebanon’s internal situation — particularly the role of Iran-backed Hezbollah — is reportedly being factored into broader regional bargaining.
Analysts in Beirut view the statement as a rare and assertive assertion of Lebanese sovereignty, signaling that Beirut will not allow its political future to be traded away in foreign backroom deals.
