The Lebanese Foreign Ministry has ordered the Iranian envoy in Beirut to leave the country by Sunday and has declared him a persona non grata

“I instructed today the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants to summon the Iranian Chargé d’Affaires in Lebanon to inform him of the decision to withdraw the agrément for the designated Iranian Ambassador, Mohammad Reza Shibani, declare him persona non grata, and request that he leave Lebanese territory no later than 29 March 2026,” Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi stated.

According to the Associated Press, a Lebanese spokesperson said that the Iranian Embassy will still have a charge d’affaires to head its diplomatic mission.

(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)