The storm of responses that came from Saudi Arabia to Khreish unequivocally indicates that the movement has fallen into a quandary, despite the justification I gave in the interview, and despite the fact that Tony Khalifa is held responsible for asking a question that includes an exchange. between two rival states clashing in the region, and the Lebanese are divided into two parties around them. This division represents the greatest test of the political options existing in the country.
Khuraish said in the interview that he did not visit Iran or Saudi Arabia, but preferred Iran “because of the cultural heritage before the victory of the Khomeini revolution in 1979.” When asked about the separation of time between the two heritages, since Iranian civilization cannot isolate itself from the change that occurred to it after the Islamic revolution in Iran, he said that he loves to weave rugs, considering that this handicraft represents one of the things that attracts her towards the Iranian option, while she called for a slowdown before forming an opinion on the seriousness of the changes that occurred in Saudi Arabia two years ago, in response to a comment by Tony Khalife, who considered that Saudi Arabia was it has come back more like Lebanon in terms of openness.
The “Free Patriot” is considered close to “Hezbollah” and in 2006 a document of understanding was signed between them, while the current relationship with Saudi Arabia is cold, due to the alliance with the party.
The compensation sparked a Saudi attack on Khuraish, in which Saudi princes participated. Prince Sattam bin Khalid Al Saud considered Iran’s election for Khreish to be a “natural and logical outcome in the face of financial and political corruption among political elites allied with Hezbollah for the sake of their personal interests that brought Lebanon to the brink of collapse and explosion. ” He said: “You will choose Iran because you will dedicate yourself to politics, either with weapons or with money that comes to you from Iran.”
Abdul Rahman bin Musaed bin Abdulaziz also regretted this election, considering that this statement “is a sad day for us as Saudis.”
There was no explanation of the current, but Khreish was careful to give an explanation saying that the journalist Tony Khalife “welcomed me in a personal capacity in his program” An embarrassing question “… The game of the program includes the paragraph of differentiation between countries and public figures … My answers were bold and frank … They represent me and have nothing to do with the opinion of the political current To which I have the honor to belong … There are those who have tried, as always, to misrepresent my answers out of context “.
The situation is that Khreish seeks to limit the repercussions of his statements to this aspect. Rather, it became a joke in Lebanon after Walid Jumblatt is considered better than Samir Geagea, “because he chose the interest of his sect” while Geagea “chooses a national interest.” His remarks also sparked controversy over Michel Aoun’s war to unify Venice in 1989, while he turned to it in 2006 in an alliance with Hezbollah.
