French Weapons Could be Used by Iran and Russia Against the West

After his visit to Beirut on November 5, the head of the French Ministry of Defense, Sebastien Lecornu, spoke of the importance of “strengthening” the Lebanese army. According to him, this is of particular importance against the background of the escalation between Israel and the Lebanese military-political organization Hezbollah, controlled by Iran. In response, on November 16 the mouthpiece of moderate U.S. Republicans, The National Interest, criticized Paris’s position: “There is a high risk that any military equipment supplied to the Lebanese army will make its way to the terrorist group Hezbollah or its master, Iran. France has ignored this…