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Iran says its ambassador to Lebanon will stay in country despite Beirut’s order to leave
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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (center) and Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon Mojtaba Amani (left) meet with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in Beirut, Lebanon, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran says its ambassador to Lebanon would remain in the country despite being declared a persona non grata and ordered to leave.
“Our ambassador … will continue his work as Iran’s ambassador in Beirut and remains present there,” foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei says in a weekly press briefing, adding that the embassy in Beirut remains “operational.”
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