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Arab League Condemns Iran, Calls Hezbollah a Terrorist Group

Hezbollah supporters wave flags during a rally in Beirut's suburbs. — Hezbollah supporters wave flags during a rally in Beirut's suburbs.
Photographer: Salah Malkawi/Getty Images Europe

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November 19, 2017, 8:16 PM UTCUpdated onNovember 20, 2017, 12:42 PM UTC

The Arab League accused Iran of destabilizing the region and condemned Lebanon’s Iranian-backed Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, but stopped short of announcing any action against either.

Speaking after an emergency foreign ministers’ meeting in Cairo on Sunday that was called by chief Iranian rival Saudi Arabia, Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit said Arab countries might consider going to the United Nations Security Council to discuss future steps against the Islamic Republic.