UK’s foreign minister blames Iran for dragging Lebanon into conflict

UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has condemned Iran for involving Lebanon in the escalating regional conflict, calling on Hezbollah to stop attacks on Israel, according to Iranian media.

She said the actions of the Iran-backed group are drawing Lebanon into a conflict “they do not want and which is not in their interests,” stressing that Hezbollah’s operations are carried out “at the instigation of the Iranian regime.”

Cooper also announced that the UK would provide more than £5 million in emergency funding to support humanitarian work by the Lebanese government.

By Jeyhun Aghazada