Hezbollah leader denies Iran is stirring Muslim conflict
dpa German Press Agency
Published: Monday January 29, 2007
Beirut- Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah in a speech on Monday evening defended Iran and said said the Tehran government is not planning to implement a "Shiite crescent" in the Middle East. "Iran is far from this plot of transforming Sunnis into Shiites or forming a Shiite Crescent in the region, such accusations are baseless," Nasrallah told a religious ceremony in Beirut's southern suburbs.
In December, Jordan's King Abdullah II told the Washington Post that Iran was seeking to create "a Shiite crescent" in the Middle East that would include Iraq, Lebanon and Syria. The comments angered Iran.
"Shiites are not seeking to take control of the region, and we do not pose a threat to everyone," Nasrallah said.
Hezbollah has been accused by the anti-Syrian forces in Lebanon of acting as Iran's proxy in Lebanon and stirring Sunni-Shiite tensions.
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