{"id":327708,"date":"2025-01-14T20:05:16","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T19:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=327708"},"modified":"2025-01-14T20:05:16","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T19:05:16","slug":"iran-news-lebanese-leader-declares-tehrans-regional-influence-is-crumbling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/iran-news-lebanese-leader-declares-tehrans-regional-influence-is-crumbling\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News: Lebanese Leader Declares Tehran\u2019s Regional Influence Is Crumbling"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Samir Geagea Interview with Al-Hadath. The subtitle reads: “Lebanon is no longer a card in Iran’s hand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Samir Geagea, leader of the Lebanese Forces Party, declared that Lebanon is no longer a card in the hands of the Iranian regime. In his remarks, Geagea emphasized the diminishing regional dominance of the clerical regime and its waning influence in countries like Iraq and Lebanon.<\/p>\n

During an interview with al-Hadath TV on January 13, he stated<\/a>, \u201cLebanon is no longer a tool the Iranian regime can use.\u201d Pointing to Iraq, he added, \u201cThe process of limiting the Iranian regime’s influence in Iraq has begun.\u201d Geagea described these developments as signs of the regime\u2019s growing weakness in achieving its regional ambitions. He urged regional countries to seize this opportunity to rebuild their independence and stability.<\/p>\n

These statements come at a time when the Iranian regime faces mounting internal crises, including widespread protests and economic hardship, as well as increasing international isolation. The regime, once boasting control over four Arab capitals\u2014Baghdad, Damascus, Beirut, and Sanaa\u2014has seen its hold weaken, with Geagea asserting that the influence in these regions has brought more destruction than control.<\/p>\n

He criticized the regime’s actions in Syria, Yemen, and Iraq, noting that these countries have suffered severely under Tehran\u2019s interventionist policies. Geagea expressed hope that Iran\u2019s nuclear ambitions and its ballistic missile programs could be resolved without further confrontation, but he stressed that the region must confront the broader challenge posed by the Iranian regime\u2019s destabilizing strategies.<\/p>\n

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#Iran<\/a> News: Beirut Airport\u2019s Second Iranian Flight Inspection Heightens Tehran\u2019s Unease Over Waning Influence in #Lebanon<\/a>https:\/\/t.co\/WelqJ5zeOV<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) January 5, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n