Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Lebanese counterpart Joe Rajji in Beirut, Jan. 9, 2026. Photo taken from Rajji's X account.
Lebanon lodged a complaint with the U.N. Security Council against Iran. On Wednesday, this news, which the Foreign Affairs Ministry had not denied to L’Orient-Le Jour, spread across the country.According to the complaint, dated April 21, Beirut accuses Tehran of “interfering” in its sovereign decisions and of dragging the country into a regional war.But late in the afternoon, the Foreign Affairs Ministry, despite having initiated the move, stated in a press release that Lebanon had not lodged a “complaint” against the Islamic Republic, but had issued a “diplomatic letter” to express a grievance. This gives the impression that efforts were made behind the scenes to avoid further escalating tensions with Tehran.“Lebanon submitted responses to letters that Tehran had addressed to the U.N. Security Council,” the press release published on...
Lebanon lodged a complaint with the U.N. Security Council against Iran. On Wednesday, this news, which the Foreign Affairs Ministry had not denied to L’Orient-Le Jour, spread across the country.According to the complaint, dated April 21, Beirut accuses Tehran of “interfering” in its sovereign decisions and of dragging the country into a regional war.But late in the afternoon, the Foreign Affairs Ministry, despite having initiated the move, stated in a press release that Lebanon had not lodged a “complaint” against the Islamic Republic, but had issued a “diplomatic letter” to express a grievance. This gives the impression that efforts were made behind the scenes to avoid further escalating tensions with Tehran.“Lebanon submitted responses to letters that Tehran had addressed to the U.N. Security Council,” the press...
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