US EditionLebanon declares Iranian envoy persona non grata, asks him to leave country by Sunday
Lebanese Foreign Ministry cited Iranian breaches of diplomatic norms and interference in internal affairs as reasons for declaring Ambassador Mohammad Reza Shibani persona non grata.
- Lebanon declared Iran's ambassador Mohammad Reza Shibani persona non grata and ordered him to leave by March 29 due to violations of diplomatic norms and interference in Lebanon's internal politics.
- Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam accused Iran's Revolutionary Guard of directing Hezbollah's military operations in Lebanon and blamed them for involving the country in the Israel-Hezbollah conflict.
- Hezbollah condemned the expulsion of the Iranian ambassador as a 'national and strategic sin' and demanded the decision be reversed, calling it an insult to Lebanon's Shia community.
- The Lebanese government banned Hezbollah's military activities, called for its disarmament, and maintained that diplomatic relations with Iran remain intact.
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Lebanon orders Iran’s ambassador out, escalating a crackdown on Tehran’s influence
Lebanon’s Foreign Ministry has declared Iran’s ambassador to Beirut persona non grata, ordering him to leave the country by the end of the week.
Lebanon has revoked the accreditation of the new Iranian ambassador to Beirut, who has until Sunday to leave the country, the Lebanese Foreign Ministry announced today. It added that the Lebanese ambassador to Iran had been recalled for consultations due to Iran's violation of diplomatic norms, foreign news agencies reported.
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