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BEIRUT, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- The deputy speaker of the Lebanese parliament said on Friday that Lebanon may not dare to seek assistance from Iran as the Hezbollah leader has suggested.

"Such step would impact Lebanon's relations with the West. We cannot forget that Lebanon's financial system is tied to the West," Elie Ferzli told Xinhua.

Meanwhile, Alain Aoun, a lawmaker from the Free Patriotic Movement, agreed that seeking military help from Iran is mostly likely to impact the U.S. contributions to the Lebanese army.

However, it is not necessary to politicize Iran's help in the electricity and pharmaceutical sectors, he added.

Their comments came days after the Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah expressed his readiness to ask Iran to provide the Lebanese army with weapons.

Iran can also solve Lebanon's electricity problem and help slash the medical bill for the Lebanese people by transforming the country's pharmaceutical industry, Nasrallah added.