Lebanon's Hariri Takes Hard Line On Hezbollah

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Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said on Saturday that he would not accept Iran-backed Hezbollah’s positions that “affect our Arab brothers or target the security and stability of their countries." Hariri announced his resignation from his post on November 4th, in a televised statement from Saudi Arabia. The country is a Sunni monarchy and regional powerhouse locked in a confrontation with Shi‘ite Iran.