Iran’s envoy to Lebanon claims Hezbollah pager that injured him was in his office as protective measure

Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani, who was injured in the Israeli detonation last year of thousands of pagers and communication devices held by Hezbollah operatives, claims he was not personally carrying the device and that the pager was located in his office, causing him to be wounded in the blast.

In an interview yesterday with Lebanon’s Al-Jadeed TV, Amani says the device was meant as a protective measure. He describes a heightened state of alert during the war, particularly after Israel’s April 2024 strike on the Iranian embassy in Damascus. He says the pager’s presence was intended to ensure communication could be maintained during power outages or network failures.

He adds: “The crime of detonating pagers in Lebanon by the Zionist enemy did not distinguish between the young and the old.”

However, the operation only detonated devices that were part of a shipment order by Hezbollah and meant for its operatives.