Ahmadinejad says Iran not interfering in Lebanon
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday rejected accusations his country was interfering in Lebanon.
Saudi Arabia had earlier blamed Iran for Hezbollah's routing of the Western-backed government's supporters in Lebanon and said the violence would affect Iran's ties with Arab countries.
"Iran is the only country not interfering in Lebanon," Ahmadinejad told a news conference.
Hezbollah, the Shi'ite Muslim movement backed by Iran and Syria, and its opposition allies have overpowered supporters of the Sunni-led government in Beirut and hills to the east in fighting that has pushed Lebanon to the brink of a new civil war.
(Editing by Giles Elgood)
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