The head of the Maronite Church Bechara al-Rai. (Credit: File photo Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images)
BEIRUT — The head of the Maronite church, Bechara al-Rai, spoke on Monday morning with the Iranian ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani, at the patriarchal headquarters in Bkirki, about the "latest developments,'' the state-run National News Agency reported.
No details have been released on the content of their discussion.
Rai is a fierce opponent of Iran's local ally, Hezbollah, often using his homilies to criticize the role the party plays in the political balance in Lebanon.
BEIRUT — The head of the Maronite church, Bechara al-Rai, spoke on Monday morning with the Iranian ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani, at the patriarchal headquarters in Bkirki, about the "latest developments,'' the state-run National News Agency reported.
No details have been released on the content of their discussion.
Rai is a fierce opponent of Iran's local ally, Hezbollah, often using his homilies to criticize the role the party plays in the political balance in Lebanon.
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