MP rejects Iran's interference in Lebanese domestic affairs

Beirut, July 7, IRNA – A senior parliamentarian here on Wednesday denied any claims regarding Iran’s interference in the Lebanese domestic affairs.

Alaeddin Boroujerdi, Chairman of the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of Majlis made the remarks in response to allegations made by certain French diplomatic sources claiming that Iran was involved in recent conflicts between people of South Lebanon and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).

Such allegations are made while Lebanese President Michel Suleiman has also criticized the UNIFIL for its illegal actions in South Lebanon.

The Lebanese press has recently announced that the West's diplomatic sources are trying to attribute the conflicts between Lebanese people and the UNIFIL in South Lebanon to the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Boroujerdi added that Tehran’s policy in Lebanon is fully clear and transparent and is in line with establishment of Lebanese stability.

He reiterated that there is friendly relation between the two countries which is supported by the Iranian Parliament (Majlis).

Such moves stem from influence and presence of Zionists in the French ruling system, the MP said, adding that while French President Nicolas Sarkozy is facing numerous domestic problems, the French diplomats are trying to put the blame on other countries.

Boroujerdi is currently in Beirut to attend the funeral procession of the prominent Lebanese cleric, Allameh Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah.

Grand Ayatollah Fadlallah, 75, died in a Beirut hospital where he was admitted on Friday for internal bleeding./end