Lebanon not battleground for 'wars of others,' leader tells Iran

By Agence France-Presse

Feb 24, 2025 10:59 am

BEIRUT — Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun told a visiting Iranian delegation on Sunday that the war-scarred country was 'tired' of external conflicts playing out on its territory.

The high-level delegation was in Beirut for the funeral of Hassan Nasrallah, the slain leader of Tehran-backed Hezbollah which fought a war with Israel last year that ended in a November truce.

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