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Tehran's interests chiefly focus on exploiting Sunni-Shiite rivalries in the Arab world for political hegemony

Beirut is immersed in political squabbles while Tel Aviv is building international support on disputed sea borders

Bickering over leadership will only create a political vacuum and leave country vulnerable to foreign interference

Transition to democracy is painful and slow, but the Arab uprising against mighty autocrats is assured of victory

There should be no armed intervention, but international community can exert economic and diplomatic pressure