Iran to help Lebanon fighting Islamic State with military gifts

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Thursday, October 2, 2014 09:51 AM
 
 Iran to help Lebanon fighting Islamic State with military hardware
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian announced yesterday, October 1st, Tehran's plans to assist the Lebanese army in fighting terrorism. "The Lebanese army should be strengthened for its campaign against terrorism," Amir Abdollahian told FNA on Wednesday. "Any assistance by Iran to the Lebanese army will be within the framework of war on terrorism and the international laws," he added.
     
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir Abdollahian announced yesterday, October 1st, Tehran's plans to assist the Lebanese army in fighting terrorism. "The Lebanese army should be strengthened for its campaign against terrorism," Amir Abdollahian told FNA on Wednesday. "Any assistance by Iran to the Lebanese army will be within the framework of war on terrorism and the international laws," he added.
"The Lebanese army should be strengthened for its campaign against terrorism," Amir Abdollahian told Fars News Agency on Wednesday
     
Asked about the US officials' reaction to Iran's possible assistance to the Lebanese army, Amir Abdollahian said, "Instead of adventurous measures which merely intensify extremism, the US should avoid preventing reinvigoration of the regional states and armies if it favors a materialization of real and effective war on terrorism."

In relevant remarks yesterday, Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani announced that Iran plans to gift a military tool or weapon to the Lebanese army in the near future.

"The gift will be sent in the near future and it will be delivered to the Lebanese defense minister during his upcoming visit to Iran," Shamkhani said after meeting Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam in Beirut on Tuesday.

Shamkhani pointed to his meeting with the Lebanese prime minister, and said, "We discussed bilateral ties and regional political developments as well as the plots hatched by the Israeli regime to misuse the regional developments."

On Monday, Shamkhani underlined Tehran and Beirut's firm will to consolidate security and defense cooperation to thwart common enemies' plots.

Upon arrival in Beirut Airport in a brief meeting with the reporters, the top Iranian security official said that the two governments and nations have had long standing historical relations.

"The main objective of my visit to Lebanon is holding dialogue and consultations on political and security developments in the region and seeking ways for cooperation in confrontation with shared threats against Iran and Lebanon," Shamkhani underscored.

Iran and Lebanon enjoy cordial relations and have further expanded these ties in recent years.