The Lebanese government decided to expel Iran’s envoy due to coordinated actions with Hezbollah that dragged the country into war with Israel.
The Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced this Tuesday (24) that it had withdrawn the credentials of ambassador Mohammad Reza Sheybani, declaring him persona non grata, and gave him until Sunday to leave the territory.
The ministry also summoned its ambassador to Iran, Ahmad Soweidan, for consultations, citing what it describes as violations by Tehran of diplomatic norms and practices established between the two countries.
Lebanon was drawn into the war between Israel, Iran and the US due to coordinated actions by Tehran and the Lebanese terrorist group. The Islamic regime is the main financial and ideological support of Hezbollah, against which Israel began, on March 2, a new offensive as part of the war waged by this country and the USA against Iran since February 28.
Israel celebrates Lebanon’s decision to expel Iran’s ambassador
Israel’s Foreign Minister, Gideon Saar, celebrated this Tuesday Lebanon’s decision to expel Iran’s ambassador from the country, in what he classified in a statement as a “necessary” step against the Islamic regime.
“This is a justified and necessary step against the state responsible for violating Lebanon’s sovereignty, occupying it indirectly through Hezbollah and dragging it into war,” Saar wrote in X.
The head of Israeli diplomacy urged the Lebanese government to also take “practical” measures against Hezbollah, “whose ministers continue to serve in the government” (the political group has two representatives).
