Aoun: Hezbollah ended but deserves decent end, Larijani left meeting 'agitated'
President Joseph Aoun said that Hezbollah's military wing has ended and that all the group wants now is a "decent" end. The President had many times called for dialogue with Hezbollah and has been known to have a soft approach to the group's disarmament.
"They come to me knowing this (that they have ended militarily) but they are keen on securing an honorable end and a decent exit. This is exactly what we are striving to achieve, away from populist speeches prevailing in the country ahead of the upcoming parliamentary elections," Aoun told Tuesday the Asas Media news portal, although he later expressed his commitment to disarm the group and expand the state's authority to all of Lebanon.
"The state will have absolute control over the south and everywhere else. It will impose its authority upon every patch of land," Aoun vowed. "He who thinks otherwise is delusional."
Aoun said he told Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran Ali Larijani "very harsh" words that disturbed him. "I told him that the Shiites of Lebanon are my responsibility not his and he left agitated. He later requested an appointment but I did not receive him."
"The Shiites are tired. They have been suffering for forty years without a horizon," Aoun said, quoting Sayyed Moussa al-Sadr who once said that Lebanon would be the first to defend Palestine when everyone else participates in that, but will not fight alone.
18 November 2025, 15:42
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President & army chief are an embarrassment and must resign now for kneeling to Iranian mercenaries. This criminal militia that assassinated Lebanon’s best, transformed Lebanon into Iranian rocket base, terrorized a community & bankrupted a nation while amassing billions in money laundering, Captagon & drug dealing and tax evasion. Every day HizbIran not disarmed is costing Lebanon over $20 million in additional interest on Eurobond, keep us classified at junk bond level making investment impossible. We can’t afford the incompetence of Aoun & Haykal. They have allowed HizbIran to rebuild its capability to blackmail a nation missing a unique opportunity for freedom. Urgent need for Cedar Revolution II to force out these incompetent duo. We are occupied by Iran mercenaries. Our army must disarm HizbIran now at any cost and bring its criminal leaders to justice. Army is much stronger than Aoun’s cowardness & empty words & lies. No elections before disarming!
18 November 2025, 18:25
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In America both the right and left are rising against the Israeli lobby. The majority of Americans blame the Israeli lobby for controlling the US government for decades and costing America trillions of dollars and thousands of American lives. The Americans blame Israel for destroying the Middle East … not Iran. The American economy cannot borrow anymore and is near bankruptcy. Lindsay Graham is being called a warmonger for Israel.
18 November 2025, 18:31
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Here in Lebanon the Lebanese forces/Phalange represent the Israel lobby. The Lebanese Army will not die for Israel and fight for the last Zionist control regime in America.
18 November 2025, 18:41
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Good on him for trying to put Lebanon and it's people first and trying to get the best outcome diplomatically instead of war and death and mystery. We should support him because he wants peace and peace means prosperity for Lebanon, it's people and the region.
