Hezbollah Comments on Lebanese Foreign Ministry Decision to Withdraw Accreditation of Iranian Ambassador

Hezbollah issued a statement regarding the decision by the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs:

"Hezbollah condemns and categorically rejects the decision issued by the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which lacks any legal justification, to withdraw approval for the accreditation of the Iranian ambassador to Lebanon, Mohammad Reza Shibani, declare him ‘persona non grata,’ and demand his departure from Lebanese territory. This reckless and condemnable step does not serve Lebanon’s supreme national interests, its sovereignty, or its national unity. Rather, it constitutes a subversion of these principles and a clear submission to external pressures and directives, as well as a blatant encroachment on the powers of the President of the Republic. The flimsy pretexts used to justify this arbitrary decision, accusing the ambassador of interfering in Lebanon’s internal affairs, are further confirmation that this is a politically motivated, vindictive measure lacking the minimal wisdom and national responsibility."

"This dubious measure, issued at a highly critical time, requires Lebanon to unite all its citizens across political, partisan, cultural, and social spectrums, and to adopt a unified official stance to strengthen resilience, halt aggression by the Israeli enemy, and force its withdrawal from the occupied territories. The Foreign Minister, by his words and actions, positions himself in a stance that serves only the Zionist enemy, acting knowingly or unknowingly from a narrow, partisan mentality bent on weakening the Lebanese state and stripping it of the cohesion it needs in this delicate and sensitive stage, pushing for further concessions in favor of the enemy to pave the way for placing Lebanon entirely under U.S.-Israeli tutelage."