Iran's Embassy in Beirut bashes US officials
The Iranian Embassy in Beirut says recent comments by visiting US officials are a blatant interference in other people's business and an attempt to dictate orders.
The rare statement referred to comments made by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during a regional tour and those by David Hale, the US undersecretary of state for political affairs on a visit to Lebanon. Both vowed to step up efforts to counter Iran's activities around the region and expel from Syria "every last Iranian boot."
The embassy statement called the remarks "provocative." It said Iran's military presence in Syria "does not need permission" from anyone because it was requested by the Syrian government and was done in full cooperation between the two countries.
