PM says Iran should not interfere in Lebanon's affairs
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has criticized a top Iranian general for comments he reportedly made recently in which he praised Iran-backed groups for making gains in last month's parliamentary elections.
The Iran-backed Hezbollah and its allies gained more than half the seats of the 128-member parliament in the May 6 parliamentary elections.
Lebanese media aired a video posted on social media showing Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite fighting Quds Force, saying that Hezbollah's victory came at a time when some Arab countries labeled it and its leaders as terrorists.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Hariri told reporters later Monday that the comments are "regrettable," adding that interfering in Lebanon's internal affairs is "not in their (Iran's) interest, nor those of Lebanon or the region."