Hezbollah leader says government should ask Iran to equip national army
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BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon's Shiite Muslim Hezbollah group says authorities should formally ask Iran to help equip the country's military.
Sheik Hassan Nasrallah vows his Iranian-backed group would use its friendship with Iran to secure assistance to the national army.
His televised comments Tuesday were in response to a decision by a U.S. congressman this month to suspend $100 million worth of American military aid over concerns the weapons could be turned on Israel and that the militant Hezbollah group may have influence over the Lebanese army.
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The Lebanese government has since opened an account at the central bank to receive donated funds to buy weapons for the country's military.
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