French Foreign Minister: Iran plays 'stabilizing' role in Middle East

Even considering this is a statement from a French cabinet official, what he said just boggles the mind.

From AFP:

Iran is a key player in the Middle East and "plays an important stabilizing role" in the region, French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy has said.

"It is clear that we cannot accept a destabilization of Lebanon that could lead to a destabilization of the region. In the region there is a great country like Iran which is respected and which plays an important stabilizing role in the region," he said during a visit to Beirut.

"We think more than ever than the Iranians are an important and respected actor," he said after talks with Lebanese officials.

And just where did Hezbollah get those missiles they've been firing at Israel?

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