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Lebanon minister moves to calm dispute over Iranian passport stamps

BEIRUT - Lebanon's interior minister tried on Wednesday to calm a dispute over a change in rules for entering the country, which some politicians feared reflects deepening influence of Iran and its ally Hezbollah.

 

The move by a state security agency allows entry for Iranians at the airport without their passports being stamped.

 

Caretaker Interior Minister Nohad Machnouk said that the directive from General Security also applies to Gulf Arabs, and that he would hold talks with Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri to decide within a few days whether to cancel the measure.

 

Lebanon's Shi'ite Hezbollah movement and its allies emerged from elections in May with greater sway in parliament, part of a bigger picture of Iranian clout that the United States wants to counter.

 

 


פרסום ראשון: 06.20.18, 20:37