beirut lebanese prime minister saad al-hariri say saturday would accept iran-backed hezbollah position affect arab brothers target security stability countries statement press office say statement specify countries mean hariri announce resignation post nov. televise statement saudi arabia sunni monarchy regional powerhouse lock confrontation shi ite iran hezbollah fight alongside syrian president bashar al-assad syria gulf monarchies accuse shi ite group also support houthi group yemen back militants bahrain hezbollah deny activity yemen bahrain hariri resignation pitch lebanon forefront regional power tussle month saudi arabia iran back hezbollah two regional power back compete factions iraq syria lebanon yemen return lebanon week shelve decision wednesday request president michel aoun ease crisis deepen tensions middle east follow announcement make lebanon independence day hundreds hariri supporters pack streets near house central beirut wave blue flag future movement political party saturday say decision wait instead officially resign give chance discuss look demand make lebanon neutral allow enforce disassociation policy disassociation widely understand lebanon mean policy stay regional conflict regional role play hezbollah political military movement greatly alarm saudi arabia hariri long-time ally saturday hezbollah international relations officer ammar moussawi say shi ite group ready reach understand partner country group open real dialogue cooperation lebanon state news agency nna report moussawi add hariri resignation say do coercion riyadh spark aim ignite lebanon top lebanese druze politician walid jumblatt saturday call saudi arabia enter dialogue iran say kingdom modernization plan could work riyadh engage war yemen lebanon 's hariri take critical line hezbollah