A Call to Save Lebanon': Lebanese leaders urge action against Iranian interference
More than 400 Lebanese public figures, including politicians, religious leaders, and other prominent figures, have declared their support for a campaign advocating Lebanese sovereignty in opposition to both Iranian interference and the Israeli presence in the country on Monday.
The ‘A Call to Save Lebanon’ initiative asserts the need for civilians to publicly support Beirut, legitimate institutions, diplomatic processes and an end to both Iranian interference and Israel’s presence in southern Lebanon. Notably, this end to Iranian interference calls for only state actors to hold arms, addressing the yet-to-be-implemented March law ordering the demilitarization of the Iran-backed terrorist organization Hezbollah.
Founded in 1982 with the support of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards, Hezbollah has long drawn the country into its battle against Israel, a battle that has seen it assassinate members of Lebanon’s own leadership. Frustrations reached a boiling point in early March when the terrorist organization dragged the country into another war, this time in an apparent response to the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, which left many voicing that the group represented Iranian interests, not the Lebanese.
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