Pompeo Says U.S. Pressure On Hezbollah, Iran Is Working
(WorldNews Iran)

U.S. sanctions on Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah are working, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday on a visit to Beirut, calling on Lebanon to stand up to the Shi´ite group which he accused of `criminality, terror and threats,` Reuters reported. Lebanese politicians who met Pompeo, including President Michel Aoun, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil - all political allies of Hezbollah - said they had told him the group was part and parcel of Lebanese politics.`From our side, we confirmed as far as we are concerned Hezbollah is a Lebanese party - not terrorist - with MPs elected by the Lebanese people and with a lot of popular support.` - Gebran...