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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrives for a meeting during the two-day BRICS summit in New Delhi, India, on May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
June 1, 2026, 4:55 pm
Iran freezing exchange of messages with US over Israeli attacks in Lebanon – Tasnim
Report says Tehran and its allies have decided to completely block the Strait of Hormuz and activate other fronts, as Iranian FM warns strikes on Hezbollah violate truce
By Nava Freiberg and Agencies
Ambassador Mohammad Reza Shibani (left), shakes hands with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on February 25, 2026. (Iranian embassy in Beirut)
March 29, 2026, 11:25 pm
Iran’s envoy to remain in Lebanon in defiance of expulsion by Beirut — diplomatic source
Ambassador was declared persona non grata last week in government’s latest move against Iran and Hezbollah for terror group’s decision to reignite war with Israel
By AFP and ToI Staff
Ambassador Mohammad Reza Shibani (left), shakes hands with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on February 25, 2026. (Iranian embassy in Beirut)
March 24, 2026, 5:16 pm
‘Persona non grata’: Lebanon boots Iran’s ambassador amid Hezbollah-Israel war
Israeli FM Sa’ar praises move by Beirut, urges it to take ‘meaningful steps’ against Hezbollah, which condemns envoy’s expulsion; hours later, Iranian missile intercepted over Lebanon
By Agencies, Lazar Berman and Emanuel Fabian
Lebanon's Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji speaks during a joint press conference with his counterpart from Egypt at the Foreign Ministry headquarters in Cairo on April 22, 2025. (Khaled Desouki/AFP)
December 24, 2025, 6:42 pm
Lebanese FM demands full dismantling of Hezbollah’s military; IDF hits rocket sites
As Beirut moves to confiscate Iran-backed group’s weapons, Youssef Rajji calls Hezbollah’s refusal to give up arms ‘unacceptable,’ says Lebanon has ‘deep problems’ with Tehran
By ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian
Lebanon's Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji speaks during a joint press conference with his counterpart from Egypt at the Foreign Ministry headquarters in Cairo on April 22, 2025. (Khaled Desouki/AFP)
December 13, 2025, 12:51 am
Beirut has been warned of possible Israeli offensive against Hezbollah — Lebanese FM
Youssef Rajji says Lebanon seeking to prevent escalation and negotiate terror group’s disarmament; denounces Iran as ‘source of instability’
By Lazar Berman
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks during a joint press conference with Turkey's foreign minister (not pictured), in Tehran on November 30, 2025. (Atta Kenare / AFP)
December 12, 2025, 12:13 am
Iranian FM says he’ll visit Lebanon, calls counterpart’s refusal to head to Tehran ‘bemusing’
Talks due to take place as Beirut faces increasing pressure to disarm Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed terror group that has held sway in southern Lebanon for decades
By Reuters and Noam Lehmann
People raise their fists as Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem delivers a televised speech in Dahiyeh, a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, July 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
August 15, 2025, 3:00 pm
Hezbollah chief threatens ‘no life in Lebanon’ if government tries to seize weapons
Naim Qassem warns not to ‘hand over the country to an insatiable Israeli aggressor’ but says terror group is still open to dialogue
By Nurit Yohanan and Reuters
Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun meets with Iran's head of the National Security Council Ali Larijani and a delegation at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, Lebanon, on August 13, 2025. (Lebanese Presidency / AFP)
August 13, 2025, 4:20 pm
Openly defying Iran, Lebanon’s Aoun says no armed groups allowed in country
Lebanese president warns visiting top Iranian official against arming Hezbollah, rejects Tehran’s ‘interference,’ after Ali Larijani objected to plans to disarm its terrorist proxy
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Ali Larijani, a senior adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, delivers a statement after meeting with Lebanon's parliament speaker in Beirut on November 15, 2024. (AFP)
August 11, 2025, 1:51 pm
Iran’s top security official heads to Iraq, Lebanon amid Hezbollah disarmament talks
Ali Larijani says ‘Lebanese national unity is important and must be preserved,’ days after different Iranian official decried disarmament efforts as ‘the will of the US and Israel’
By AFP and ToI Staff
Hezbollah fighters hold the terror group's flags as they parade during a rally to mark Jerusalem Day in a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, April 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
June 14, 2025, 5:27 pm
Hezbollah and Iran-backed militias stay on sidelines as Israel strikes Tehran
Key members of the ‘Axis of Resistance’ have so far avoided direct involvement in the latest regional flare-up, due to domestic pressures and fear of Israeli retaliation
By AP
Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji (left) receives his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi (center) in Beirut, Lebanon, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
June 3, 2025, 5:43 pm
Lebanese FM stresses need to disarm Hezbollah in meeting with Iranian counterpart
Araghchi’s first visit to Beirut since ceasefire with Israel punctuated by Lebanon’s calls to build ‘state to state’ relations, which would diminish Tehran’s sway via Hezbollah
By Nurit Yohanan, AP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: A Middle East Airlines commercial aircraft prepares for takeoff on the tarmac of the Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, November 1, 2024. (Anwar AMRO / AFP)
February 28, 2025, 8:59 pm
Lebanon seizes $2.5 million bound for Hezbollah, local officials say
Sources say it is the first time such a seizure is made, as cash caught on man arriving from Turkey; Beirut has also halted all flights from Iran over alleged Israeli warnings
By Reuters, ToI Staff and Emanuel Fabian
Images depicting the Hezbollah's former leader Hassan Nasrallah, center left, and his late cousin and heir-apparent, Hashem Safieddine, are displayed during their funeral ceremony at the Sports City Stadium in Beirut, Lebanon, February 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
February 23, 2025, 7:07 pm
Tens of thousands shout ‘Death to Israel’ at Nasrallah funeral, as Israeli jets fly overhead
In address to packed Beirut stadium from hidden location, terror leader’s successor vows to uphold his legacy, threatens Israel and US, as IDF hits Hezbollah targets across Lebanon
By Agencies, Emanuel Fabian, Charlie Summers and ToI Staff
Illustrative - A Middle-East Airlines (MEA) plane approaches Beirut International airport on October 3, 2024. (Joseph Eid/AFP)
February 17, 2025, 7:11 pm
Lebanon extends Iran flight ban after US says Israel might shoot down planes
Officials in Beirut announce indefinite suspension after halting 2 Iranian flights last week; IDF has said Lebanon-based terror group using funds smuggled from Iran to rearm
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Firefighters extinguish a burning UNIFIL vehicle, set ablaze by pro-Hezbollah demonstrators, on the road leading to Beirut's international airport on February 14, 2025. (Ibrahim Amro/AFP)
February 15, 2025, 6:02 pm
Lebanon claims over 25 arrested for attack on UNIFIL convoy that wounded peacekeepers
Lebanese president vows perpetrators ‘will receive their punishment’ as Hezbollah and its allies seek to distance themselves from assault by Iran-backed terror group’s supporters
By Agencies and ToI Staff
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