Israeli envoy rejects Iran bid to link Lebanon to US talks
Israel's ambassador to the United States said Iran is wrongly attempting to tie developments in Lebanon to ongoing negotiations with Washington, insisting the two issues are unrelated.
"The main issue here is that Iran is trying to connect the negotiations with the United States with Lebanon, and they have nothing to do with Lebanon," Yechiel Leiter told Fox News.
"When we hit Hezbollah, that has nothing to do with Iran, and they have to stay out of it," he said.
Leiter argued that Lebanon's future depends on reducing Iranian influence, saying the country "will not have a future if it remains linked to Iran."
