Lebanese President Joseph Aoun rejected Wednesday "any interference" in his country's internal affairs, including the carrying of weapons by any groups.

No group in Lebanon is permitted to bear arms or rely on foreign backing, its president told a visiting senior Iranian official on Wednesday after the cabinet approved the goals of a U.S.-backed roadmap to disarm the Iran-aligned Hezbollah group.

Lebanese president warns visiting top Iranian official against arming Hezbollah, rejects Tehran's 'interference,' after Ali Larijani objected to plans to disarm its terrorist proxy