Iran wants to assert dominance over Lebanon amid talks on ceasefire deal
"This means, on the one hand, that the Iranians are the ones in control within Lebanon, and they are also looking out for their own interests," he explained.
IRAN’S SUPREME LEADER Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with President Masoud Pezeshkian and his cabinet in Tehran, last month. (photo credit: Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/West Asia News Agency/Reuters)ByRAQUEL GUERTZENSTEIN FROHLICH