Iran steps in as U.S. steps out of Lebanon
PoliJam
10-Aug-2010
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- Iran is ready to provide military
assistance to Lebanon, an Iranian commander said Tuesday as a U.S.
lawmaker revokes military aid to Beirut.

Ghazanfar Roknabadi,
the Iranian envoy to Beirut, told Lebanese military leaders that Tehran
was ready to support Lebanese armed forces, the official Islamic
Republic News Agency reports.

The offer of assistance follows a decision by a U.S. lawmaker to withhold $100 million in military assistance to Lebanon out of concerns regarding Hezbollah.

U.S. President Barack Obama had asked lawmakers in 2009 to consider increasing military aid to Lebanon by $98.4 million in 2009.

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard Berman, D-Calif., announced his decision Monday, citing >>>

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