Lebanese PM calls Iranian statement on ceasefire negotiations 'blatant interference'

Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati said he was "surprised" by a statement made by Iran's parliament speaker, which said that Tehran was ready to negotiate the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701 with France in order to achieve a ceasefire in Lebanon.

Mikati said the Iranian statement "is a blatant interference in Lebanese affairs and an attempt to establish an unacceptable guardianship over Lebanon".