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Iran's Larijani in Lebanon Amid Hezbollah Disarmament Row, Beirut Slams Tehran's ‘Interference'
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun told Iran's visiting security chief on Wednesday (August 13) that he rejected any interference in the country's internal affairs, branding as "unconstructive" Iran's statements on plans to disarm Supreme National Security Council chief Ali Larijani's visit comes after the Lebanese government ordered the army to devise plans by the end of 2025 to disarm the Tehran-backed militant group his arrival in Beirut, Larijani vowed that his government would continue to provide support, after it expressed opposition to the disarmament plan."We reject any interference in our internal affairs," Aoun said, adding that "it is forbidden for anyone... to bear arms and to use foreign backing as leverage," according to a statement from the Lebanese presidency posted on X. n18oc_world n18oc_crux0:00 INTRODUCTION2:34 LARIJANI 'CONVEYS IRAN'S POSITIONS' 5:00 LEBANON'S HEZBOLLAH PLAN5:54 'HEZBOLLAH DOESN'T NEED ANY GUARDIAN'6:38 LEBANON REPLACES INTEL CHIEF IN HEZBOLLAH STRONGHOLD
