Statement
Statement by NSC Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif Honoring Lebanese Hezbollah Official
THE
WHITE HOUSE
Office
of the Press Secretary
January
14, 2014
Statement by NSC
Spokesperson Caitlin Hayden on Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif Honoring Lebanese
Hezbollah Official
The
United States condemns the decision taken by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad
Javad Zarif Khonsari to place a wreath at the grave of Imad Mugniyah, a former
leader of Lebanese Hezbollah responsible for heinous acts of terrorism that
killed hundreds of innocent people, including Americans. The inhumane
violence that Mugniyah perpetrated – and that Lebanese Hezbollah continues to
perpetrate in the region with Iran's financial and material support -- has had
profoundly destabilizing and deadly effects for Lebanon and the region.The decision to commemorate an individual who has participated in such vicious acts, and whose organization continues to actively support terrorism worldwide, sends the wrong message and will only exacerbate tensions in the region.
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