A building struck by Israeli aviation in Tehran, June 13, 2025. (Credit: Atta Kenare/AFP.)
BEIRUT — After the Israeli strikes on Iran from Thursday night to Friday, Lebanon warned about their repercussions on security and peace throughout the region, while a source at the Grand Serail stated that contacts were made with Hezbollah, to avoid involving the country in the conflict.
The warning was issued by Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam as the country tries to recover from a devastating months-long war between the pro-Iranian Hezbollah and Israel, which resulted in more than 4,000 deaths in Lebanon. Hezbollah, which unilaterally decided to open the front against Israel in South Lebanon on Oct. 8, 2023, has not yet commented on these strikes.
The source at the Serail told L’Orient Today about the government's efforts with Hezbollah to prevent any involvement in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran. “Coordination [with Hezbollah] is being carried out by the Lebanese army, in adherence to Lebanese principles and to prevent any involvement of Lebanon in the ongoing conflict,” said the source. “The government asserts that the decision of war and peace is in the hands of the state,” it added.
Threats to 'regional stability and world peace'
President Joseph Aoun wrote on X that the "Israeli aggressions" against Iran "not only targeted the Iranian people, but also all international efforts aimed at preserving stability in the Middle East.” He asserted that “such aggressions aimed to undermine all current initiatives and mediations to prevent the situation's deterioration, initiatives that had already reached an important step,” before calling on the international community for “quick and effective action to prevent Israel from achieving its objectives, now evident to all, which, if realized, could have very serious consequences.”
President Aoun expressed condolences to the Iranian leadership for the victims of the Israeli attacks, including both military officials and civilians, while wishing a speedy recovery to the injured.
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam “strongly condemned the serious Israeli aggression against Iran,” considering it “a flagrant violation of international law and Iran's sovereignty, with repercussions threatening the stability of the entire region and even world peace.”
The Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) released a statement expressing its “concern” regarding the Israeli strikes in Iran and their possible consequences on Lebanon. “Lebanon should not be a party in this conflict,” the FPM stated, calling “everyone to preserve the country's neutrality and not to intervene in this conflict, for the greater interest of the nation and to safeguard the security of its people and institutions.”