According to Rouhani's official website, the Iranian president called his Lebanese counterpart, Michel Aoun, yesterday to assure him that the Iranian leader firmly believes the Lebanese people will overcome "this sedition" and will not let their country become "a battlefield for foreign powers."
Saad Hariri unexpectedly announced his resignation Saturday from Saudi Arabia and in a televised speech accused Iran of meddling in Arab affairs and the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah of holding Lebanon hostage.
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