Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Lebanese independence and stability will halt Israel's conspiracies in their tracks.

"The Zionist regime's raison d'etre depends on war. That is the reason why global hegemony supports this regime," President Ahmadinejad commented on Monday. He made the remarks in a meeting with the leader of Lebanon's Free Patriotic Movement, Michel Aoun in Tehran.

He added that the Zionist regime is on its way to destruction.

"The United States as well as the Zionist regime are moving towards downfall and neither one has popularity whatsoever in the Middle East."

"The Zionist regime has no prestige and weight in Asia, America, Latin America as well as Europe," he said.

President Ahmadinejad meanwhile held US atrocities to humankind accountable for the American economic crisis.

"We are of strong opinion that justice, affability as well as truthfulness will eventually conquer the world," the Iranian President highlighted.

Michel Aoun, for his part, briefed President Ahmadinejad on the latest developments in Lebanon, stating that Lebanon views Iran as its firm supporter.

He also termed Hezbollah's triumph in the 33-Day Israel's war on Lebanon as a 'turning point' in the history of Lebanon and that of the Mideast.

The Lebanese official meanwhile described his visit to Tehran as a means to voice Lebanese appreciation of Iran's all-out support and to praise principal stances adopted by senior Iranian officials.

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