Ex-Lebanese PM: Iran drags neighbours into destructive war

Former Lebanese Prime Minister and Member of Parliament Saad Hariri sharply condemned Iran’s military actions in the region.

He made the statement in a press release published on X, per Caliber.Az.

Hariri noted that Lebanon and neighbouring Persian Gulf countries had become victims of strikes despite not showing any aggression.

The lawmaker stressed that Iran used its military arsenal—allegedly intended for the “liberation of Jerusalem”—to launch attacks on the capitals and key infrastructure of the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Oman.

He described these actions as a betrayal of the goodwill shown by neighbouring states and emphasised that the targets were civilian facilities and infrastructure rather than military bases.

“Iran’s aggressive actions against all its neighbours, the launching of missiles and drones at Türkiye, Azerbaijan, and Cyprus, are not simply a miscalculation but extremely dangerous aggressive behaviour. What is more dangerous is that it has shown the world that the Iranian regime is inherently aggressive, responding with fire and destruction against neighbours who have shown no aggression and acted only with good intentions,” he said.

Hariri urged the international community to pay attention to the threat and condemn what he described as Iran’s “aggressive behaviour,” warning that it jeopardises the security and stability of the entire region.

By Khagan Isayev