The outgoing pro-Syrian Lebanese President Emile Lahoud on Tuesday thanked Supreme Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and the Iranian nation for their unwavering support for Lebanon during the 33-day war between Israel and hezbollah.In a meeting with President Ahmadinejad on the sidelines of the 62nd UN General Assembly session, Lahoud also thanked Iran for its postwar contribution to Lebanon's reconstruction. He also told Ahmadinejad that he wants to expand the relations with Iran President Ahmadinejad, hailed Lahoud's efforts to safeguard Lebanon's dignity and sovereignty.
In thanking Iran Lahoud will sure again please the Syrian regime and Hezbollah, its Lebanese ally, despite the fact that the majority of the Lebanese strongly feel that Lebanon was the biggest loser in the July 2006 war, since 1280 Lebanese were killed against 160 Israelis, over 1 million Lebanese were displaced and 110,000 homes were destroyed...add to this the devastation to the infrastructure and the Lebanese economy. The economy went from surplus to deficit as a result of the war.
The parliament majority in Lebanon accused Iran of having used Hezbollah last summer to fight its proxy war with Israel and the United States.