Geagea: Cabinet should resign, replaced with technocrats

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea said on Thursday during a press conference in Maarab that the current cabinet should resign and be replaced with a cabinet of technocrats ,

“ We cannot allow this cabinet to continue. There is no reason that can justify for this cabinet to stay in power,” Geagea told reporters. (more…)

Surprise: Iran could have fuel for bomb before US election

Iran could have enough weapons-grade uranium to fuel one nuclear bomb with a 15-kiloton yield by the end of August, about the time the US presidential race will kick into high gear, according to a new report.

And if anything is likely to replace “jobs, jobs, jobs” at the top of the list of campaign issues, it’s the arrival of a nuclear-capable Iran. (more…)

Iranian envoy: Iran is ready to build 2 power plants in Lebanon

Iranian ambassador to Lebanon Ghadanfar Roken Abadi told MTV on Monday evening that Iran is ready to build two power plants in Lebanon and can start building the plants two weeks after the contract is awarded. (more…)

Iran appears to be helping Syrian regime, Special report

U.S. officials increasingly say they suspect that Maj. Gen. Qassem Suleimani, Iran’s covert action mastermind, is operating in Syria, helping Tehran’s key Arab ally crush a 10-month-old uprising

Iran FM says Syria must hold free poll

Iran called on staunch ally Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Sunday to hold free elections and allow multiple political parties to operate in the country, but said he must be given time to implement these reforms.

Iran had at first wholeheartedly supported Assad’s hardline stance against the 10 months of popular protests (more…)

Lebanon FM calls Iran’s electricity offer positive

Lebanon’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Adnan Mansour called Iran’s offer to supply Lebanon with 200-400 MW of electricity “positive and said Tehran is ready to deliver the promised quantity quickly.”

His comment comes after Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon Ghadanfar Roken Abadi handed a letter to Mansour on Saturday (more…)

Report Claims Syrian Rebels Moved Iranian Hostages to Lebanon

A new element was added to the mystery surrounding five Iranians who were abducted by Syrian rebel fighters last month, with a report from Iran on Saturday that the men are now being held in Lebanon. (more…)

SNC accuses Iran of role in massacre of Syrians

The opposition Syrian National Council on Saturday accused Iran of “participation” in the bloody crackdown on protests in Syria and called on Tehran to stop supporting the Damascus regime.

“The Council condemns the participation of the Iranian regime in the massacre of Syrians who demand freedom and call on it to stop taking part in the repression of the Syrian revolution (more…)

Gemayel: Resistance that challenges state building lacks legitimacy

Former Lebanese president and current Phalange Party leader Amin Gemayel said on Friday that “any resistance that challenges the building of the state lacks legitimacy.”

“There is no legitimacy for any Resistance that contradicts the building of the state (more…)

Free Syrian Army claims capturing Iranian soldiers in Homs

A group of Syria’s opposition “Free Army” has released a video showing what it was said were seven Iranians, including five members of the Revolutionary Guards, captured in the city of Homs. (more…)