Geagea calls for handover of power not just arms south of Litani

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea has rejected Sheikh Naim Qassem's remarks on the possibility of supporting Iran in case of U.S.-Israeli strikes against it.

"Qassem's remarks are rejected in all standards," Geagea said, adding that Hezbollah's chief has violated all laws and has become "an outlaw".

"He has no right to usurp the war decision," Geagea told local MTV channel, adding that he would only sit with Hezbollah when it becomes a political party.

"The remarks made by Sheikh Naim Qassem are rejected by all standards — not from a personal or emotional standpoint, but because they bypass laws, constitutions, and the Lebanese state on every level, representing a blatant violation of the law."

Geagea called for a handover of power not just arms south of the Litani river. He said that Hezbollah can no longer be the decision-maker.

Qassem had said on Monday that any attack on Tehran would also be an attack on Hezbollah, and warned that any new war would ignite the region.