BEIRUT, Lebanon , Jan. 21 (UPI) -- As dramatic changes reshape the Middle East, Lebanon is taking a bolder stance toward Iran to assert state sovereignty and rebalance bilateral ties, adopting unprecedented positions and measures to curb Tehran's interference in its internal affairs and its dominance over its most powerful proxy, Hezbollah . Iran's extensive military and financial support for Hezbollah, which has grown dramatically since the group was created in the early 1980s, transformed it