Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri resigns, accusing Hezbollah of taking the country hostage

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Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri resigned from his post in a televised address from the Saudi capital Saturday, accusing Hezbollah of taking the country hostage, in a surprise move that plunged the nation into uncertainty amid heightened regional tensions.

In his resignation speech, Hariri fired a vicious tirade against Iran and its Lebanese proxy Hezbollah group for what he said was their meddling in Arab affairs and said that “Iran’s arms in the region will be cut off.”

“The evil that Iran spreads in the region will backfire on it,” Hariri said, accusing Tehran of spreading chaos, strife and destruction throughout the region.

Hariri was appointed prime minister in late 2016 and headed a 30-member coalition government that included members of the Shiite militant Hezbollah. But it’s been an uneasy partnership between Hariri, who heads a Sunni-led camp loyal to Saudi Arabia, and Hezbollah, which represents a camp loyal to Shiite Iran. President Michel Aoun, who was elected in October 2016 after more than a two-year presidential vacuum, is a close ally of Hezbollah.

https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2017/11/04/lebanese-prime-minister-saad-hariri-resigns-in-shocking-announcement.html

Background: Saad's father Rafic, was Prime Minister of Lebanon in the 90's and 2000-4. He resigned and was assassinated soon thereafter.

[Xolodno]

1. Stated this in another post...

...the Cold War between Saudi Arabia and Iran is heating up.

[Igel]

2. Most Iran defenders seem to have stopped talking much about Iran.

At least we're not back in the late '00s, where every second Tuesday there was alleged to be an imminent attack on Iran.

But it was always pushed back because of the reports about the imminent attack.

Rather like my lucky silver dollar that keeps the elephants out of my neighborhood. It must work because wherever I've lived, no elephants have ever rampaged down the street.


Some want to see synchronicity. Sometimes two unrelated things with a common background happen at the same time. Synchronicity is no more causality than post hoc is.