BEIRUT, June 5 (Reuters) – Lebanese President Joseph Aoun accused Iran of using Lebanon as a bargaining chip in its negotiations with the United States on Friday, in some of his toughest criticism yet of Tehran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah as it wages war with Israel.
In a CNN interview, Aoun said “the people of Lebanon are paying the price … for the sake” of Iran’s interests, and were “fed up” with war between Israel and Hezbollah – comments reflecting deep divisions along Lebanon’s confessional and political faultlines.
Article origin: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/06/iran-using-lebanon-bargaining-chip-us-talks-lebanese-president-says
Original author: Elizabeth Hagedorn
