Iran's Ahmadinejad in Lebanon for Controversial State Visit

Hezbollah supporters used mosque loudspeakers Thursday to rally crowds ahead of a trip by Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to southern Lebanon near the border with Israel, a visit the U.S. and Israel say is intentionally provocative.

Ahmadinejad was greeted Wednesday with an enthusiastic Hezbollah-organized welcome. His country is the main patron of the Shiite militant group, the most powerful military force in Lebanon.

On Thursday, Ahmadinejad is scheduled to make a trip to Lebanon's Shiite heartland in the south and the Israeli border, which will emphasize Iran's support for Hezbollah's fight with Israel.