Arab press: Iran seeks to product nuclear bomb, Qatar enters the line of Lebanese crisis

On Wednesday, the Arab newspapers discussed that Iran seeks to product a nuclear bomb, as well as the Lebanese issue, and with the Tunisian file.

'Iran is seeking to product bomb ... America warns it'

The beginning is with the Iranian issue, and in this context, Al-Sharq al-Awsat newspaper talked about Tehran seeks to product a nuclear bomb and added it is approaching to be finished, and said: “Tehran hinted at seeking to produce nuclear weapons if it was besieged by Western pressure, while Washington warned it against "going in the wrong direction”, and considered its threat {worrying. Extremely}."

In an interview with state television, Iranian Intelligence Minister Mahmoud Alawi approved a fatwa of the Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, in which he considered that nuclear weapons contradict Sharia, but added that “a besieged cat can act contrary to what he does when he is at liberty, and if (Western countries) push Iran in That direction will not be Iran's fault,” according to Reuters.

After touching up to Alawi's statement which is an indication of Iran's interest in acquiring nuclear weapons and changing the course of its nuclear program, which is what Western countries accused Iran of seeking.

On the other hand, the Iranian Minister of Intelligence revealed that a member of the armed forces "made the preliminary preparations" in the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, deputy defense minister for research affairs and head of a former project called "Amad" to build nuclear weapons, by armed fire in eastern Tehran at the end of November. the past.

In Washington, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken warned Iran against “going in the wrong direction” by continuing to develop its nuclear programs. In an interview with CNN, Blinken pledged Washington’s return to the nuclear agreement, with Tehran fulfilling its obligations first, and pledging to “work with our allies and partners »to establish a longer-term and stronger agreement that addresses Iran's missile and regional activities.

The US State Department pledged to prevent Tehran from transferring ballistic missiles to countries in the region.

'A Qatari role supported by Iran and Turkey at Saudi Arabia’s expense in Lebanon'

In the Lebanese context, and in another context, Al-Arab newspaper touched on the Qatari pass in the Lebanese file, and said: “Qatar is seeking to enter Lebanon strongly through the gate of pumping money and investments, taking advantage of a green light for most regional actors and local actors, especially Hezbollah, which will find itself benefiting from any Qatari role is supported by Iran. "

On Tuesday, Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdulrahman al Thani expressed from Beirut his country's readiness to support Lebanon through economic projects on the condition of forming a government that would prevent sharp political divisions without its birth for months, and he sought to reassure the French that the Qatari role would not be at the expense of the French initiative.

The Qatari intervention is pushed by Turkey, which will seek to benefit from Qatari investments and funds to prove its presence within the Sunni regions in competition with the traditional Saudi role, which is expected to be affected by the multiplicity of interveners, in addition to the fact that those affiliated with Saudi Arabia will remain silent because Riyadh is in the mood for a truce with the Qataris.

The Qatari minister's visit coincided with the return of Saudi Ambassador Walid Bukhari to Beirut after an absence of more than three months.

In the meantime, it became clear that Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri is pursuing his efforts to form the government, through Egyptian-French efforts and in coordination with the UAE. Hariri arrived in Paris from Abu Dhabi, where he spent a few days after a visit to Cairo during which he met President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.

It is not known whether the Qatari efforts contradict the French - Egyptian efforts or are complementary to them in light of the recent détente in Doha's relations with Cairo and Riyadh.

The Qatari minister said in a press conference after his meeting with President Michel Aoun in the presidential palace that his country "does not provide financial support in its policy but through projects ... it will make a difference in the state's economy."

For its part, the Lebanese Presidency, in a statement after the meeting, expressed its "appreciation of the facilities and job opportunities that Qatar offers to the Lebanese in it in light of the difficult economic conditions Lebanon is going through."

Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman was keen to show that the Qatari intervention is not at the expense of the French initiative, and said, "We do not seek to torpedo the French initiative, but rather we are working to complete international efforts to form a Lebanese government."

But he did not hide Doha’s desire to host Lebanese-Lebanese negotiations similar to the 2008 dialogues.

And after a severe political crisis that resulted in clashes in Beirut on May 7, 2008 between Hezbollah and its allies on the one hand and supporters of the government emanating from the majority of anti-Syrian on the other hand, Doha hosted a dialogue conference attended by representatives of the Lebanese parties.

The Doha agreement resulted in the election of Michel Suleiman as president of the republic, and the formation of a government in which Hezbollah and its allies had a blocking third, which was what the party had been demanding from the start and rejected by the other party.

However, Qatar's role has gradually declined over the past years, especially with the escalation of tension between it and other Gulf countries, led by Saudi Arabia.

Lebanese observers say that the Qatari role will find strong support from Lebanese parties, especially from Hezbollah, which had previously benefited from Qatari funds on previous occasions, including the reconstruction of Lebanon after the 2006 war.

The strong relations between Qatar and Iran also open the door to Hezbollah's hospitality in the Qatari investment presence in Lebanon.

Despite international pressure led by France, the political forces have been unable, since the port explosion, to form a government that will implement reforms required by the international community to help Lebanon.

French President Emmanuel Macron - who visited Beirut twice after the Beirut bombing, in an attempt to advance authoring and reform efforts - canceled a third visit that was scheduled for the end of the year due to his infection with Covid-19.

Since the summer of 2019, Lebanon has been witnessing its worst economic crisis, which has led to the local currency losing more than eighty percent of its value against the dollar, exacerbating inflation rates and causing tens of thousands to lose their jobs.

'The crisis of ministers in Tunisia is in the hands of the judiciary'

As for Al-Bayan newspaper, in its issue issued today, Wednesday, it touched upon the new ministerial amendments in Tunisia, and said: "The Tunisian administrative judiciary began yesterday to consider the sharp disagreement between the presidency and the prime minister over the recent ministerial reshuffle."

The spokesperson for the Administrative Court, Imad Al-Gabri, said that the specialized departments pledged an official correspondence and received it from the Presidency of the Government regarding the problem related to the amendment, and that this pledge comes within the framework of the advisory function of the administrative judiciary, indicating that the advice is to express an opinion without the opinion of the administrative court being binding.

In the absence of the Constitutional Court approved by the constitution, Prime Minister Hisham al-Mashishi wrote to the Administrative Court to settle the conflict between him and President Qais Saeed, who refused to invite the new ministers who had the confidence of Parliament on January 27, to take an oath before him, before assuming their duties.

Tunisia is facing a political crisis, due to Saeed's refusal to recognize the new ministers, who were appointed by consensus between al-Mashishi and his parliamentary belt led by the Ennahda Movement, as a result of suspicions of corruption and conflict of interests that afflict a number of them.

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