Parliament’s appointment of former general and Tehran ally edges regional balance of power away from Saudi Arabia

Parliament’s appointment of former general and Tehran ally edges regional balance of power away from Saudi Arabia.
The appointment of retired general Michel Aoun, 81, came after he gained the backing of the former Lebanese prime minister Saad al-Hariri, Riyadh’s preferred leader, and further edges the balance of power in the region towards Iran and its allies.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/31/michel-aoun-elected-president-lebanon-iran-tehran-saudi-arabia
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