Election of US-backed Lebanese president is not a defeat, Iran says

Flags of the Islamic Republic of Iran and its armed allies like Hezbollah next to the Lebanese flag
Flags of the Islamic Republic of Iran and its armed allies like Hezbollah next to the Lebanese flag

The election of Lebanon's US and Arab-backed president Joseph Aoun is not a defeat for Iran-backed Hezbollah, Tehran's ambassador to Beirut said on Friday, despite the former army chief suggesting the militia should be disarmed.