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Parliament speaker: ‘200 percent sure’ Lebanon will not enter war
Lebanon’s Nabih Berri, the influential Parliament speaker, highest-ranking Shia politician in the country and close ally of Hezbollah, spoke to local MTV News last night, expressing his assuredness that Lebanon would not join Iran in any war against Israel.
“I am 200% sure Lebanon will not enter a war,” Berri told the network, “because it has no interest in doing so and would pay a heavy price.”
“Iran does not need us,” he added. “It is Israel that needs support.”
His comments come amid talk from both Iran, Israel and the US about whether or not Hezbollah will be activated to support Iran with attacks against Israel.
The group as so far signaled that it is sitting this one out, but its close ally Iran may pressure it to get involved should the US also enter the war on Israel’s side.
