Nasrallah warns US, Israel against 'chaos' in Lebanon
Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Thursday warned the United States against seeing to stir “chaos” in Lebanon, warning that such an upheaval would spread to the entire region.
“The Americans must know that if they push Lebanon to chaos and the Lebanese people suffer, we won’t stand idly by and watch the chaos. We will rather extend our hand to make you feel pain, even if that leads to the choice of war with your beloved Israel,” Nasrallah said in an annual speech commemorating Hezbollah’s slain leaders Abbas al-Moussawi, Ragheb Harb and Imad Mughniyeh.
“If you push Lebanon to chaos, you will lose in Lebanon, and you should expect chaos in the entire region,” Nasrallah cautioned.
“The environment that you are seeking to target with chaos, suffering and pain will not give up its principles,” he emphasized.
Nasrallah added that Lebanon “should not accept any procrastination by the companies” in the issue of offshore oil and gas exploration, warning that his group might not allow Israel to continue producing gas from its fields should “procrastination” continue.
As for the economic situations, Nasrallah said the dramatic surge in the dollar exchange rate and the prices of commodities must be addressed, describing the public sector's demands as rightful.
“There is nothing new in the presidential file and we all saw what happened in Paris. It is true that the Lebanese are responsible,” Nasrallah added.
Moreover, he said “no one can impose a president on Lebanon” and that the effort should be domestic.
And noting that Lebanon “would benefit the most from breaking the siege on Syria,” Nasrallah called on the caretaker government to “devise a plan” for preparing for earthquakes.
Separately, Nasrallah said the Mar Mikhail Agreement between Hezbollah and the Free Patriotic Movement is in a “critical” situation, hoping it will be “preserved for the sake of the national interest.”
Source: Naharnet
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