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The visit follows President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s October tour of Lebanon, during which the Iranian leader reinforced Teheran’s ties to the Lebanese militant Hezbollah group, a longtime protege of the Shia powerhouse.
The exuberant welcome the Shia Hezbollah staged for Ahmadinejad in Lebanon threw Hariri’s Western-backed factions in the government on the defensive.
Lebanon’s fragile unity government, which includes Hezbollah, has been struggling ahead of expected indictments by the UN tribunal investigating former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri’s 2005 slaying.
Speculation that Hezbollah members will be indicted in the case has fueled fears of a new political crisis and violence in Lebanon, and raised concerns over what Iran would do in that case.
Iran, whose ties to Hezbollah date back nearly 30 years, allegedly funds the militant group to the tune of millions of dollars a year and is suspected of supplying much of its arsenal.
In remarks in English, released by his office ahead of the Iran visit, Hariri underlined concerns for stability.
‘Impairing the stability of any country of the region is a threat to the interests of Arabs and Iran at the same time,’ Hariri said. ‘Therefore, I consider that Iran is concerned by all effort to provide elements of stability in all countries of the region, including Lebanon.’
Hariri is expected to meet Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Ahmadinejad during the two-day visit, as well as other top Iranian officials, Iranian state television reported.
Former Lebanese lawmaker and senior official in Hariri’s Future Movement, Mustafa Alloush, said the visit could have ‘some effects on Lebanon but they are not guaranteed,’ adding that diplomacy doesn’t necessarily translate to ‘what happens on the ground.’
‘If Iran has the desire, it has the power to reduce tension’ in Lebanon ‘because Hezbollah is part of the Iranian political and military decision,’ Alloush told The Associated Press in Beirut.
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