{"id":335664,"date":"2025-08-17T08:09:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T07:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=335664"},"modified":"2025-08-17T19:44:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T18:44:27","slug":"iran-news-in-brief-august-17-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-news-in-brief-news\/iran-news-in-brief-august-17-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran News in Brief \u2013 August 17, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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UPDATE: 8:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Salam to Asharq Al-Awsat: Lebanese State Has Reclaimed Decisions of War and Peace<\/h3>\n

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Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam stressed that the Lebanese state has restored the decisions of war and peace. \u201cThese decisions are now being taken in Beirut, at cabinet, not anywhere else,\u201d he told Asharq Al-Awsat in an extensive interview, the first installment of which was published on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo one is making dictates to us, not from Tehran or Washington,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Moreover, he underlined the right of the people to hold protests \u2013 a reference to Hezbollah supporters rallying against the government\u2019s decision to disarm the Iran-backed group and limit the possession of weapons in the country to the state.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 3:30 PM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cVeiled Threat of Civil War\u201d: Salam Joins the Outcry Against Na\u00efm Kassem\u2019s Remarks<\/h3>\n

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The fiery statements made Friday morning by Na\u00efm Kassem, in which he insisted that Hezbollah would refuse to hand over its weapons to the Lebanese state and that his group was prepared for a confrontation if forced to disarm, sparked a wave of harsh reactions across the Lebanese political class.\u00a0Prime Minister Nawaf Salam responded in a message posted on his X account, quoting an interview he gave the same day to Asharq al-Awsat<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe remarks by Hezbollah\u2019s deputy secretary-general, Sheikh Na\u00efm Kassem, contain an implicit threat of civil war. Yet no one in Lebanon today wants a civil war, and any form of threat or allusion to it is completely unacceptable,\u201d the head of government declared. \u201cWe warn against any irresponsible behavior that could fuel discord and division,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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UPDATE: 9:00 AM CEST<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018Fire Answers Execution\u2019: Iranian Youth Retaliate Against Regime\u2019s Killing Spree<\/h3>\n

While Iran\u2019s regime has besieged the people with water and power cuts and soaring inflation, the cycle of executions and the relentless killing of prisoners continues.<\/p>\n

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