TEHRAN -- Iran’s interim foreign minister has warned that Lebanon will “definitely be a hell with no return for the Zionists,” if Israel expands its war on the Gaza Strip to the Arab country and other fronts in the region.
“The Zionists cannot make up for their losses in Gaza by expanding their war mongering in other areas in the region, rather they will be plunging themselves deeper into the swamp of much more serious risks,” Ali Bagheri Kani told reporters after meeting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in New York.
“This is proven experience that the more the Zionists stoke tensions in the region and commit crimes, the more they immerse themselves in the mire of serious threats and dangers,” he added. 
Lebanon, he said, is reminiscent of historical defeats inflicted on the Zionists by Hezbollah both in 2000 and 2006. 
Therefore, Lebanon will definitely be a hell with no return for the Zionists,” he said.
Hezbollah and Israel have been exchanging deadly fire since early October last year, shortly after the regime launched a war on the Gaza Strip following a surprise operation by Palestinian resistance groups.
The Lebanese resistance movement has vowed to keep up its retaliatory attacks as long as the Zionist regime continues its Gaza war.
Bagheri Kani and Lavrov stressed the need to stop the Israeli crimes which they said are the source of the “escalating tension of crisis” in the region.
The Iranian minister touched on the recent developments in bilateral relations, saying they are on the right track.
He expressed hope that important cooperation documents, especially the comprehensive strategic partnership treaty between the two countries, would be finalized soon. 
The Russian foreign minister, for his part, hailed the successful conclusion of the presidential election in Iran and expressed satisfaction with the progress of bilateral cooperation between the two countries.
Lavrov said Russia is trying to prevent the Israeli war from expanding but called on all the involved parties to act responsibly.