The UN-declared ceasefire in Lebanon, if fully implemented, will be a strategic setback for Iran and Syria, the US State Department said today.
The move will strengthen democracy in Lebanon and stabilises the border with Israel, according to spokesman Sean McCormack.
“You will not have Hezbollah roaming freely in the south of Lebanon,” he said. “Iran and Syria will not have had the ability to rearm Hezbollah.”
The militia, designated as a terrorist group by the department, has fought for 34 days with Israel. The guerrillas used rockets and other weapons provided by Iran and, according to US and Israeli officials, channelled through Syria.
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