The most amusing aspect of Iranian politics regarding Lebanon is that formalities are preserved "24 karats," and the visiting diplomat does not give the impression of being a "high commissioner" of a mandate state or diminish respect for legitimacy and positions. Hussein Amir Abdullahian knows the main address. Since his partner in "the solution and the contract" and his associates are there, he started his short visit with a meeting with the Secretary-General of "Hezbollah" and by informing the officials of the Palestinian "Jihad" about the "task order" for the upcoming days. Had the representative of the "Islamic Republic" adhered to the legal principle "If water is present..." he would have saved his valuable time and avoided meeting Presidents Berri and Mikati and their steadfast Foreign Minister.
Only the ignorant denies the importance of the "Islamic Republic" and the role it plays, which has not been made by a thriving economy, nor by the glow of enlightenment, nor by an attractive democratic model, but rather through militias and parallel forces to legitimacies in the four capitals where Tehran announced raising its flags over the ruins of their stability. If the circumstances of the creation of "Hezbollah" imposed a reality on Lebanon, that does not grant it a permanent license to control the fate of its people, neither under the pretext of supporting "the party," nor with the excuse of liberating Jerusalem and eliminating "the entity," especially while its minister demands its arms to shed blood and endure the wounds awaiting a truce that saves his country from embarrassment and helps clarify the negotiations of its files with Americans in Oman.
The most dangerous thing Abdullahian said in Beirut is that "Lebanon's security is part of Iran's security." While he is genuinely thanked for his excessive concern and feelings of brotherhood, we did not understand what he meant precisely. This is because his concept of Lebanese security specifically means "Hezbollah" or a segment that has dedicated itself to a project adhered to by one of the "components" and rejected by the majority of the country's people. Linking Lebanon's fate, which hangs by the thread of war with Israel, to Iran's promises to protect it could lead to a dire outcome, especially if Tehran's defense of Lebanon is accompanied by its support for Gaza. There, it did not hide from the "Al-Aqsa Flood" and the Sinwar earthquake, knowing that the tunnels are a product of foreign weaving, and that the decision to invade settlements is not made by "Hamas," but rather by the highest levels in Tehran. Here, they may only cling to "strategic patience" if they see us in the furnace of fire.
It is astonishing that Abdullahian expressed such blind confidence in the approach of a diplomatic solution and his complete bet on the predicament of Netanyahu's political future if he escalates the war on Lebanon and on Israel's inability to wage war on two fronts. If his words are not just smoke and mirrors, they are superficial and simplistic, as they leave no room for other possibilities and do not weigh all the ominous indicators and signs of peril coming from Israel. Who assured Mr. Abdullahian, for example, that Netanyahu possesses the powers of a dictator? And how could the astute minister overlook the fact that the crimes of the occupation forces in Gaza are state decisions where there is no difference between right and left when it comes to erasing Palestinians? And who guaranteed him that Lebanon would escape aggression simply by the decision of "Hezbollah" to stop the border provocations?
Thank you, Mr. Abdullahian, for your excessive confidence in "Lebanon always being on the front lines of resistance," but your praise can only be voiced by those whose hands are not in the fire or whose homes are not subject to destruction and whose institutions are intact... It is the enjoyment of proxy wars, crowned only by eyewear warfare!
