Urgent: Lebanon declares Iran's appointed ambassador persona non grata, recalls envoy to Tehran-Xinhua

Urgent: Lebanon declares Iran's appointed ambassador persona non grata, recalls envoy to Tehran

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-03-24 19:14:15

BEIRUT, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Lebanon requested on Tuesday the departure of Iran's appointed ambassador after declaring him persona non grata.

A statement released by the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Lebanon also summoned its ambassador to Tehran for consultations over what it described as Iran's diplomatic violations.