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Syria-Lebanon-Iran
Saudi Breach of Promise Opens Door for Unconditional Iranian Support for Lebanon
2016-02-27
[ALMANAR.LB] Shortly after the Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
halted what it called "grant" for the Lebanese army and security forces, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Hussein Jaberi Ansari, said that the Islamic Theocratic Republic of Iran "is ready to provide Leb with the military support in case the latter asks for it."

The Iranian position is not new, but rather a renewal of the previous intentions expressed by Tehran's officials to offer every kind of support to the Lebanese Republic and to its army and security institutions, including military aid and power plants logistics. All what is required from Leb is to enlist its needs to be rapidly fulfilled by Iranian competent services.

In this regard, Leb's Defense Minister and Deputy PM, Samir Moqbil, visited Tehran in October 2014 to learn about the military and combat production of Iran, and held several meetings with Iranian officials to discuss how could Leb take advantage of it.

However,
a poor excuse is better than no excuse at all...
the Iranian "grant" stopped at the gates of the Lebanese cabinet due to the opposition of Future Movement and 14 March bloc.
Posted by:Fred

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