Four armies on alert, Khamenei takes charge of Lebanese crisis
Tehran threw all its weight behind Hizballah leader Hassan Nasrallah ahead of his contentious speech Monday, Aug. 9, by declaring “Lebanon, Iraq and Afghanistan are Iran’s security belt,” and sending National Security Council Director Saeed Jalili, who is also lead nuclear negotiator, to Beirut Sunday to strengthen his hand.
debkafile also reports supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has taken charge of the Lebanese crisis. The Israeli, Syrian, Lebanese and Hizballah forces are on the ready.
