Naharnet - STL Raised in Hariri Tehran Visit, Iran's Approach to Hariri Court Based on 'Stability' - November 29, 2010

The Special Tribunal for Lebanon has been raised in Prime Minister Saad Hariri's visit to Tehran, the daily An-Nahar reported Monday.

Hariri held late night talks Sunday with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Earlier Sunday, Hariri met other Iranian officials. An-Nahar said the Iranian officials expressed their support to efforts to uncover the truth behind the 2005 assassination of their "great friend" -- former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. It said the Iranian approach to the STL stressed the crucial need for stability in Lebanon. An-Nahar said Iran also undermined support for Syrian-Saudi efforts to reach a settlement to the crisis over an indictment to be issued by the STL. The indictment is reportedly set to implicate Hizbullah members in the Hariri murder. Meanwhile, Al-Akhbar newspaper said the key to a solution lies in Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's hands. It said Iranian officials reminded Hariri that a regional settlement to the crisis lies in the hands of Damascus and Riyadh, while the Lebanon solution was nothing but Sayyed Nasrallah.