(VOA News) Dale Gavlak - Lebanese Sunni Muslims, Christians, and others are condemning recent remarks by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Air Force Commander Amir Ali Hajizadeh, who claimed that Lebanon was in the front line in Iran's fight against Israel. Hussein al-Wajeh, media adviser to Lebanon's Sunni Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri, said, "The Lebanese will not pay any price on behalf of the Iranian regime. Despite this, some Iranian officials insist on considering Lebanon an Iranian province." Christian politician Sami Gemayel said, "Lebanon and the Lebanese are a hostage in Iran's hands through Hizbullah. They are using us as human shields." Walid Joumblatt, leader of the Druze community, warned against pushing Lebanon into a new military conflict on Tehran's behalf.
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