Solidarity demonstration with Iran in the southern suburbs of Beirut, June 20, 2025. (Credit: Mohammad Yassin/L'Orient Today)
As anti-regime protests continue to rock Iran for a third consecutive week and fears grow of a U.S. or Israeli military intervention against the mullahs’ rule, people thousands of kilometers away are holding their breath.In Lebanon, Iranians on both sides of the divide are glued to their screens, reliving the turmoil in Tehran from living rooms in Beirut and southern Lebanon.There are currently no official figures on the number of Iranians living in Lebanon available. L'Orient Today's contact at the Iranian embassy was not available for comment at the time of publication of this article.Noura*, a journalist residing in Beirut, told L’Orient Today Monday that “the regime of Iran used the propaganda that the people on the streets are terrorists and supported by Israel which is completely wrong and this people are fighting for...
As anti-regime protests continue to rock Iran for a third consecutive week and fears grow of a U.S. or Israeli military intervention against the mullahs’ rule, people thousands of kilometers away are holding their breath.In Lebanon, Iranians on both sides of the divide are glued to their screens, reliving the turmoil in Tehran from living rooms in Beirut and southern Lebanon.There are currently no official figures on the number of Iranians living in Lebanon available. L'Orient Today's contact at the Iranian embassy was not available for comment at the time of publication of this article.Noura*, a journalist residing in Beirut, told L’Orient Today Monday that “the regime of Iran used the propaganda that the people on the streets are terrorists and supported by Israel which is completely wrong and this people are fighting...
