Summary
Lifting the economic sanctions on Iran would embolden it to intervene in the affairs of Middle Eastern countries and lead to more sectarian tensions and extremism, Interior Minister Nouhad Machnouk said Wednesday
Machnouk, who criticized the Islamic republic for using extremism to confront extremism, said easing economic pressure on Iran would harm the surrounding countries.
Iran is the main sponsor of Hezbollah, which enjoys high popularity in certain parts of Lebanon, but is fiercely opposed to by the Future Movement and its allies.
Machnouk detailed a three-fold strategy that Lebanon had been following to counter terrorism, based on strengthening national unity, training security forces and spreading religious moderation.
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