Report: Lebanese FM tells Iranian counterpart that ‘military adventures brought Lebanon to a difficult situation’

Saudi outlet Al Arabiya reports that Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raji told his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi during a meeting in Beirut that “military adventures”— a likely reference to Hezbollah — “have brought Lebanon to a difficult situation.”

According to the report, Raji, a member of a Christian party opposed to Hezbollah, also said these “actions had not contributed to ending the Israeli occupation of Lebanese territory.”

He reportedly added that Lebanon’s recovery is tied to Hezbollah’s disarmament, and that “coordination between Lebanon and Iran should occur through official state channels,” meaning not via intermediaries like Hezbollah. These remarks have not been independently confirmed.

The visit by the Iranian foreign minister comes amid rising tensions between the two countries, fueled by Lebanon’s reported plans to disarm Hezbollah and the suspension of commercial flights between the two countries over suspicions of arms and money smuggling from Iran to Lebanon.