Larijani slams Tehran terror attacks
Lebanon is the only Arab country which has been able to defeat the Zionist regime, Ayatollah Khamenei noted, adding, “As long as the occupier Zionist regime exists, Lebanon also needs resistance.”
“The prosperity of the Lebanese people delights Iran, just as the suffering of Lebanon also causes sadness for Iran.”
Hariri said, “Any discord in Lebanon will benefit Israel.”
He added, “The main aim of the Lebanese government is to maintain and promote national unity… and to resist (any) aggression.”
“We regard the Islamic Republic of Iran as a brotherly and friendly country… which has always provided assistance to the Lebanese people in hard times,” Hariri stated.
Hariri left Tehran on Monday after a three-day visit. Seven ministers accompanied the Lebanese prime minister on his first official visit to Iran.
Victory can only be achieved through unity
Hariri also held talks with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad late on Sunday.
The enemies do not want to see Muslim nations living in dignity and “are opposed to the development of all Islamic countries, and the only way to defeat them is to maintain and strengthen unity,” Ahmadinejad told Hariri. Continued…
Larijani slams Tehran terror attacks
Press TV--Iran’s Majlis (parliament) Speaker Ali Larijani has condemned terrorist attack on two Iranian lecturers, saying the move reflects the enemy’s weakness. This incident demonstrates flaws of the enemy and the country’s scientific development, and makes clear that enemies resort to such [violent] actions due to their inability to confront us," Larijani told reporters upon his arrival in Tehran on Tuesday morning.
The Majlis speaker likened the terrorist attack on the Iranian academics to terror measures conducted by the Israeli regime, urging Iranian intelligence forces to start an investigation into the incident.
Unknown terrorists exploded the cars of Dr. Majid Shahriari and Professor Fereydoun Abbasi in separate places on Monday morning. Shahriari was killed immediately after the attack, but Abbasi and his wife escaped the bombing attacks with minor injuries.
Elaborating on his two-day trip to Syria to attend the 5th Plenary Session of Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA), Larijani described the event as a forum where all Asian states can converge to address Asia’s important issues.
APA’s secretariat has released a comprehensive report about the political, economic and cultural activities of the assembly over the past year, the Iranian parliament speaker added.
Larijani also pointed to his meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Asad, saying that issues of mutual concern, cooperation and important regional issues were discussed.
The senior lawmaker referred to his meetings with various Palestinian groups as well, saying that the current state in Palestine obligates APA member states to continue their negotiations.
The Asian Parliamentary Assembly aimed to address topics such as support for the Palestinian people, cooperation and the realization of hygiene justice in Asia, challenges caused by globalization, campaign against corruption, and the enhancement of cooperation between Asian parliaments and governments.
The APA was established in 2006 at the Seventh Session of the Association of Asian Parliaments for Peace. It includes 41 member states and 17 observers.
Lebanon Won’t Pressure Iran Over Nuclear Program
APA-- Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri says his country will not join international efforts to pressure Iran to modify its disputed nuclear program, APA reports quoting “The Voice of America”.
Mr. Hariri said in Tehran that Lebanon supports Iran’s right to use peaceful nuclear technology.
Western nations accuse Iran of trying to develop nuclear weapons. The Iranian government denies the charges.
Meanwhile, Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi called on a U.N. tribunal to avoid politicizing its investigation of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri’s assassination five years ago – an apparent reference to media reports that the tribunal may charge members of Hezbollah in the 2005 bomb plot.
Rahimi said Iran supports discovery and disclosure of the truth about the truck bomb explosion that killed Rafik Hariri and more than 20 others, as long as the special U.N. tribunal steers clear of politics.
The Shi’ite militant group Hezbollah is supported by Iran and Syria. Its leaders have threatened retaliation if they are indicted.
Media reports say the tribunal may indict members of the Shi’ite militant group Hezbollah in the killing. But leaders of the group, supported by Iran and Syria, have threatened retaliation.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned Mr. Hariri Monday about efforts to create instability in Lebanon, and urged the prime minister to strengthen his ties with Hezbollah.
The prime minister, who is Rafik Hariri’s son, spoke during a news conference Monday at the end of a three-day visit to Iran.