Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Iran wants Lebanon to be ‘giant missile site’
He has repeatedly warned against an entrenched Iranian military presence in neighbouring Syria
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Iran of wanting “to turn Lebanon into one giant missile site” and warned of the consequences as he left on Monday for talks in Moscow.
Netanyahu has held a series of discussions with President Vladimir Putin in recent months on Iran’s influence in war-torn Syria and in Lebanon.
The premier has sought to persuade Russia to limit Iran’s presence near Israeli territory and to stop it from entrenching itself militarily in Syria.
Israel’s military has also issued a series of warnings to Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shiite militia backed by Iran.
Russia, Iran and Hezbollah are all backing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in his country’s civil war.
Netanyahu has previously accused Iran of building sites to produce “precision-guided missiles” in both Syria and Lebanon.