Lebanese President Joseph Aoun rejected Wednesday "any interference" in his country's internal affairs, telling a top Iranian visiting official that no group in Lebanon is allowed to carry weapons or seek strength and support from outside forces.

The visit by Ali Larijani, the head of Iran’s top security body, came as the Lebanese government moves to disarm Hezbollah, the militant group that has long been Tehran’s most powerful regional ally.

Lebanon’s president has told a top Iranian security official that Beirut rejects foreign intervention and wants stability for its people.

Hizbullah’s grip on the state has never looked weaker. Many of its leaders are dead. Its armoury is depleted. It has lost control of Beirut airport. Its land corridor to Iran via Syria and Iraq has been cut off. And its supporters are angry at its failure to rebuild what Israel destroyed last year.

According to the latest reports, Israeli war jets carried out a series of raids on open areas in Al-Jarmaq, Borghoz, Al-Mahmoudiyeh, and Al-Qatrani in South Lebanon as well as three raids on Zalaya in Western Bekaa.

Documents dated Aug. 6 also include multiple renderings of the campus, which would include 12 data center buildings, three ancillary buildings and more than 400 parking spots.

Ricardo Berrios-Hernandez was sentenced to 10-20 years for a bar assault in June 2024, according to court documents.