Beirut, March 25 (ANI) — Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi announced the government has withdrawn the agrement for Iranian ambassador-designate Mohammad Reza Shibani, declared him persona non grata and ordered him to leave the country by March 29. Raggi said on X that he instructed the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants to summon the Iranian Chargé d’Affaires in Beirut to convey the decision.
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar welcomed the move on X, calling it “justified” and urging Lebanon to take further measures against what he described as Iran’s “indirect occupation through Hezbollah,” and to act against Hezbollah members who still serve as ministers.
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said a ballistic missile fired by Iran fell in Beirut after multiple launches directed toward Israel. The IDF posted that the incident showed the Iranian regime “doesn’t care who gets hurt in its efforts to target Israel.” Earlier, the Israeli military ordered the evacuation of residents from seven neighbourhoods in the southern suburbs of Beirut and said it would continue strikes against Hezbollah infrastructure across parts of the southern suburbs.
Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported that shrapnel from an interception by a foreign naval vessel landed over a series of towns north of Beirut and caused some light injuries.
The Israeli military and the Shin Bet said naval forces killed Mohammad Ali Kourani, whom they identified as a Quds Force operative involved in planning attacks under the direction of Iranian-linked groups, during a strike in Hazmieh, in the Beirut area but outside the southern suburbs. The Quds Force is an external operations branch of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. There was no immediate comment from Iranian or Lebanese officials.
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