Sabhan: Lebanon Post Hariri's Resignation Will Never Be the Same

Saudi State Minister for Gulf Affairs Thamer al-Sabhan said on Monday that Lebanon “will not be the same after the resignation” of Prime Minister Saad Hariri adding that “it is in the hands of its leaders to either be a State of terrorism or peace.”

“Lebanon in the wake of the resignation will never be the same after,” stated Sabhan on his Twitter account on Monday.

“We will never accept it to be a platform for launching terrorism to our States. It is up to its leaders to allow for a State of terrorism or peace,” added the Minister.

Sabhan's tweets come in the wake of Premier Hariri's 'shock' resignation on Saturday.

Hariri announced his resignation in a broadcast from Saudi Arabia, accusing Iran and its Lebanese ally Hizbullah of taking over his country and destabilizing the entire region.

Hariri's resignation from Lebanon's premiership has raised fears that regional tensions were about to escalate and that the small country would once again pay a heavy price.

Analysts said the Saudi-backed Sunni politician's move to step down from the helm less than a year after forming a government was more than just the latest hiccup in Lebanon's notoriously dysfunctional politics.

Over the past few weeks al-Sabhan, has unleashed virulent attacks against Hizbullah on social media.