A confidential letter to Secretary General of Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah from Hassan Akhtari Iran's Ambassador to Syria torpedoed Moussa's mission to resolve the political crises of Lebanon. According to reliable sources of Al Seyassah newspaper, a confidential letter that reached Nasrallah , from the Iranian ambassador in Damascus led to the last minute coup against a compromise formula to solve the Lebanese crisis, that has been reached between the Secretary-General of the Arab League Amr Moussa and the various Lebanese parties, including Hezbollah during several meetings last week in Beirut.
The sources said that this confidential communication came after an urgent meeting was held in Damascus during the visit to Lebanon by Amr Moussa. The Damascus meeting brought together Iranian ambassador to Syria, and Syrian Gen. Mohamed Nasif who is responsible for handling Hezbollah file. During the meeting they discussed the negative repercussions that may affect the interests of Syria and Iran in Lebanon and the region in the event of the success of Moussa's mission in reaching a compromise formula to resolve the political crisis in Lebanon.
The two officials reached a conclusion that the time is on the side of Hezbollah and the opposition, and that there is no room now, especially with the upcoming presidential elections in Lebanon for any reconciliation even if the parliamentary majority shows flexibility and waives its known objections and conditions for a settlement.
He said the two officials also concluded that their countries began to harvest the results of their strategic policies in the region, particularly in Lebanon and Palestine, and the two countries have managed to strengthen their standing in the region. The Iranian ambassador said that his country managed to turn into a major force in the Gulf. He pointed to a very lukewarm response by the Gulf states on the statements of military advisor of the Iranian leader , Ali Shamkhani, in which he threatened to bomb the U.S. military bases in these countries if the United States launched an attack on Iran.
Akhtari said the recent statements of Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Abu El Ghait against his country, have angered Tehran greatly . He said that President Bashar al-Assad was not mistaken when he described Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Saudi King Abdullah as half men.
Gen. Nasif in turn said" the entire world now knows that the road to peace and stability in Lebanon , Iraq and Palestine must pass through the Gate of Damascus" .