Close Menu
    Facebook Instagram LinkedIn
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • English
    • Français (French)
    Facebook Instagram LinkedIn
    Middle East Transparent
    • Home
    • Categories
      1. Headlines
      2. Features
      3. Commentary
      4. Magazine
      Featured
      Headlines Yusuf Kanli

      Türkiye’s fight against fragmentation abroad, ethnic flirtation at home

      Recent
      23 July 2025

      Türkiye’s fight against fragmentation abroad, ethnic flirtation at home

      22 July 2025

      Lebanese Central Bank Lands a Blow on Hezbollah’s Finances, but It’s Not Enough

      22 July 2025

      Druze Revolts, Then And Now

    • Contact us
    • Archives
    • Subscribe
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • English
    • Français (French)
    Middle East Transparent
    You are at:Home»US Secretary of State’s Hard Talk with Sleiman on Ahmadinejad’s Visit to Lebanon

    US Secretary of State’s Hard Talk with Sleiman on Ahmadinejad’s Visit to Lebanon

    0
    By Sarah Akel on 30 September 2010 Uncategorized

    Shaffaf- Beirut:

    The official schedule of Iran’s president visit to Lebanon has not been finalized yet, with question marks still hanging about his possible visit to the Fatima Gate, at Lebanon’s border with Israel or to the southern town of Marjayoun which overlooks Israeli territory.

    Meanwhile Beirut sources say US Secretary of State, Mrs Hillary Clinton, had a hard talk with President Michel Sleiman during their recent New York meeting. Mrs Clinton criticized President Sleiman’s declarations calling on the International Tribunal (for the Hariri assassination case) to “reestablish its credibility” (!). She went on to question the timing of Ahmadi Nejad’s visit and its aims. Clinton asked if Iran’s president had the intention to visit South Lebanon and the purpose of such a visit to a sensitive and volatile border area.

    Mrs Clinton asked President Sleiman if it was usual for a foreign dignitary to make decisions on what regions he wanted to visit, in this case Lebanon’s volatile border area with Israel. Did President Sleiman, Clinton asked, have any guarantees that Ahmadinejad’s behavior and declarations would not amount to a deliberate provocation of the Israeli side and would not increase the military tension in the region.

    Alluding to Mr. Ahmadinejad’s scheduled meetings with Hizbullah leaders,, Mrs Clintion mockingly asked if the Lebanese President would consider it convenient had President Obama decided to visit Lebanon in order to meet March 14 leaders at the Presidential Palace?

    To conclude, US Secretary of State warned president Sleiman that Lebanon should not expect US support against Israeli reactions which could result from Ahmadinejad’s expected provocations.

    Share. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email WhatsApp Copy Link
    Previous ArticlePolitics and Hizbullah’s grim language
    Next Article Maliki pledges to Teheran violate Iraq sovereignty, sources claim

    Comments are closed.

    RSS Recent post in french
    • « Vers le sauvetage »: Pour mettre fin à l’hémorragie chiite… et lancer le redressement économique 18 July 2025 Nahwa al Inqaz
    • Du Liban indépendant et de son « héritage syrien » (avec nouvelles cartes) 8 July 2025 Jack Keilo
    • Nouvelle approche des Forces Libanaises: Alliances ou Endiguement ? 5 July 2025 Kamal Richa
    • Ce que nous attendons de vous, Monsieur le Président 3 July 2025 Michel Hajji Georgiou
    • Il faut être pour Nétanyahou lorsqu’il affaiblit la menace iranienne ; et ardemment contre lui lorsqu’il détruit Gaza 1 July 2025 Denis Charbit
    RSS Recent post in arabic
    • معركة تركيا ضد التقسيم في الخارج مقابل مُغازلة “الأَعراق” في الداخل! 24 July 2025 يوسف كانلي
    • انسحاب القوات الأميركية من المنطقة غير وارد 24 July 2025 هدى الحسيني
    • لكي ينجو اليسار العالمي من الانقراض: “الوصايا العشر”! 24 July 2025 سعيد ناشيد
    • هل يُستدعى “جبران باسيل” للمثول امام القضاء؟ 23 July 2025 خاص بالشفاف
    • الشَعرة التي انقَطَعت في السُويداء 23 July 2025 سلمان مصالحة
    26 February 2011

    Metransparent Preliminary Black List of Qaddafi’s Financial Aides Outside Libya

    6 December 2008

    Interview with Prof Hafiz Mohammad Saeed

    7 July 2009

    The messy state of the Hindu temples in Pakistan

    27 July 2009

    Sayed Mahmoud El Qemany Apeal to the World Conscience

    8 March 2022

    Russian Orthodox priests call for immediate end to war in Ukraine

    Recent Comments
    • Khaled Mahrouq on Why al-Sharaa’s success in Syria is good for Israel and the US
    • Edward Ziadeh on Why al-Sharaa’s success in Syria is good for Israel and the US
    • Giant Squirrel on Holier Than Thou: Politics and the Pulpit in America
    • Edward Ziadeh on As Church awaits a Conclave, President Trump puts up picture of himself as next Pope
    • Victoria Perea on As Church awaits a Conclave, President Trump puts up picture of himself as next Pope
    Donate
    Donate
    © 2025 Middle East Transparent

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.

    loader

    Inscrivez-vous à la newsletter

    En vous inscrivant, vous acceptez nos conditions et notre politique de confidentialité.

    loader

    Subscribe to updates

    By signing up, you agree to our terms privacy policy agreement.

    loader

    اشترك في التحديثات

    بالتسجيل، فإنك توافق على شروطنا واتفاقية سياسة الخصوصية الخاصة بنا.