Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Iran's strikes on Bahrain and Kuwait are acts of escalation that constitute a blatant violation of those countries' sovereignty and a direct threat to regional security, according to a statement published Sunday morning.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun issued a sharp condemnation Sunday morning of Iranian strikes on Bahrain and Kuwait, calling them escalation acts that violate the sovereignty of those states and threaten regional security. The statement, reported by Lebanese media, marks a notably direct criticism of Tehran from a president whose country hosts the Iran-backed Hezbollah as a major political and military force.
Aoun's position comes amid wider regional realignment: as The Zioneer has previously reported (June 5), Aoun told CNN that Iran is using Lebanon as a bargaining chip and that 'the Lebanese people are not your people' — a message to Hezbollah's leadership. Sunday's statement extends that critique to Iran's broader military posture in the Gulf.
The strikes in question — reported by multiple outlets — were carried out by Iranian forces against targets in Bahrain and Kuwait, two Gulf states in which the United States maintains military installations. No independent confirmation of casualties or specific target details was available at time of drafting.
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