President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Visit to Lebanon Seen as Warning to Israel
ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will deliver speech at Hezbollah base. By SIMON McGREGOR-WOOD • 3 min read BEIRUT, Lebanon Oct. 13, 2010 -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran touched down in Beirut today for a deeply divisive two day visit to Lebanon, offering support to its militant Islamic ally Hezbollah and a not-so-veiled warning to Israel. The trip to Lebanon is the first for the Iranian leader since his election in 2005 and comes at a time of high political tension in the country. Tens of thousands ...