{"id":129210,"date":"2026-03-25T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=129210"},"modified":"2026-03-25T08:25:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T06:25:49","slug":"28-00-115","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reunion68.se\/?p=129210","title":{"rendered":"Lebanon Expels Iranian Ambassador as Israel Creates New \u2018Security Zone\u2019 in Campaign to Counter Hezbollah"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reunion68.com\/Biuletyn\/img\/algem.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"35%\"><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><span><strong><a style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/03\/24\/lebanon-expels-iranian-ambassador-israel-creates-new-security-zone-campaign-counter-hezbollah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lebanon Expels Iranian Ambassador as Israel Creates New \u2018Security Zone\u2019 in Campaign to Counter Hezbollah<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Ailin Vilches Arguello<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2026-03-24T182002Z_2_LYNXMPEM2N0S5_RTROPTP_4_IRAN-CRISIS-LEBANON-ISRAEL-SOUTH-1.jpg\" width=\"100%\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Smoke rises after an Israeli strike, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the US-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, in southern Lebanon, March 24, 2026. Photo: REUTERS\/Stringer<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"post_content\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Lebanon declared Iran\u2019s new ambassador to the country, Mohammad Reza Sheibani, persona non grata on Tuesday and ordered him to leave by Sunday, as relations with Tehran sharply deteriorate amid tensions over the&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2024\/11\/01\/irans-quds-force-chief-pens-letter-new-hezbollah-leader-vowing-support-destroy-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iranian regime\u2019s continued support for Hezbollah<\/a>&nbsp;and interference in Beirut\u2019s affairs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Raggi announced the decision, accusing Tehran of violating diplomatic norms and interfering in Lebanon\u2019s security, amid the regime\u2019s backing of the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah.<\/span><br \/>\n.<br \/>\n<iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" class=\"\" title=\"X 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width=\"650\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2036396506387714453\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Even though Sheibani served as Iran\u2019s ambassador to Lebanon in the 2000s, he was only reappointed to the role in February and had not yet presented his credentials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar praised Lebanon\u2019s move, calling it a \u201cjustified and necessary step against the state responsible for violating Lebanon\u2019s sovereignty, for its indirect occupation through Hezbollah, and for&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/03\/03\/israel-strikes-hezbollah-lebanon-iran-backed-terror-group-launches-missiles-2nd-straight-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dragging [the country] into war<\/a>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cWe call on the Lebanese government to take practical and meaningful measures against Hezbollah, whose representatives still serve as ministers within it,\u201d the top Israeli diplomat wrote in a post on X.<\/span><br \/>\n.<br \/>\n<iframe id=\"twitter-widget-3\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" 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width=\"650\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2036413758579392571\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">This latest diplomatic escalation comes after a week of high-level meetings between Lebanese officials and regional leaders, many from countries that have faced Iranian missile and drone attacks or&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/03\/20\/uae-says-dismantled-terrorist-network-funded-iran-hezbollah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">uncovered Hezbollah-linked networks on their soil<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Experts say the move also serves as a diplomatic signal toward Israel, as Beirut seeks to show a firmer stance against the Iranian proxy\u2019s terrorist activities within the country ahead of possible future negotiations with Jerusalem<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Last week, Raggi condemned the discovery of Hezbollah terrorist cells in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, expressing Lebanon\u2019s solidarity with both states and reiterating that all military and security operations conducted by the Iran-backed group remain banned under Lebanese government authority.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">The Lebanese diplomat also condemned Iran\u2019s attacks on Saudi Arabia, warning that continued escalation by Tehran risks widening instability across the Gulf and further threatening regional security and economic cooperation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cBy&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/03\/04\/creates-more-enemies-irans-war-spreads-turkey-analysts-warn-regional-assault-strategic-mistake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">targeting Arab and Islamic countries<\/a>, Iran is attempting to hijack their security and peace and trade them for its own opportunistic objectives,\u201d Raggi said during a diplomatic visit to Riyadh.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cThe most dangerous aspect of these attacks is that they are directed against countries that have consistently pursued a policy of de-escalation with Iran. These are countries that have always adhered to good neighborly relations, extended bridges of cooperation, and strived to prevent the region from sliding into conflict \u2026 What message is Iran sending to our region when moderation is rewarded with aggression?\u201d he continued.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">In an interview with Saudi outlet<i>&nbsp;al-Hadath<\/i>&nbsp;on Sunday, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam also condemned Iran\u2019s role in the conflict, saying \u201cthe war was imposed on us,\u201d and accused its Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) of directing Hezbollah\u2019s military operations from behind the scenes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cThese people have forged passports and entered the country illegally,\u201d the Lebanese leader said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cIs it our role to provoke [Israel] or to avenge the death of [Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei]? That is not the role of Lebanon. This war is by definition the war of others on our soil,\u201d Salam continued.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Earlier this month, the Lebanese government&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/03\/10\/path-normalization-lebanese-president-turns-hezbollah-calls-israel-talks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">formally declared Hezbollah\u2019s military operations illegal<\/a>, though the army has so far refrained from intervening to halt the group\u2019s military activity in the country\u2019s southern region, even as Israeli strikes continue across the area.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cI am not calling for a confrontation with Hezbollah. On the contrary, I want to avoid such a confrontation. But I do not accept yielding to Hezbollah\u2019s blackmail, and I ask the group to respect government decisions,\u201d Salam told&nbsp;<i>al-Hadath<\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cEnding this conflict in Lebanon is our top priority, and we are deploying every necessary diplomatic effort, including our proposal for direct negotiations,\u201d he continued.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">On Tuesday, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced that Israeli forces will deploy across southern Lebanon up to the Litani River and crease a \u201csecurity zone\u201d until the threat of Hezbollah is removed, saying they would \u201ccontrol the remaining bridges and \u200cthe security zone \u200cup to the Litani\u201d and create a \u201cdefensive buffer.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">In recent weeks,&nbsp;<a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.algemeiner.com\/2026\/03\/18\/israel-doubles-troops-hezbollah-fight-searches-homes-south-lebanon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Israel has conducted strikes targeting Hezbollah<\/a>, particularly south of the Litani River, where the group\u2019s operatives have historically been most active against the Jewish state.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">For years, Israel has demanded that Hezbollah be barred from carrying out activities south of the Litani, located roughly 15 miles from the Israeli border.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">According to Katz, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are now moving into Lebanon to establish what he described as a \u201cforward defensive line,\u201d targeting Hezbollah infrastructure and destroying buildings he said were being used as operational \u201cterrorist outposts.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">\u201cThe principle is clear: Where there are terror and missiles, there will be no homes and no residents, and the IDF will be inside,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Since Hezbollah joined the conflict in support of Iran at the beginning of the month, Israeli officials report the group has carried out over 900 coordinated attacks, showing a notable rise in cross-border activity and an expansion of operations across the region.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr style=\"height: 15px; background: #d0e6fa; width: 100%;\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"content-alignment\">\n<div id=\"watch-description\" class=\"yt-uix-button-panel\">\n<div id=\"watch-description-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p><em>Zawarto\u015b\u0107 publikowanych artyku\u0142\u00f3w i materia\u0142\u00f3w nie reprezentuje pogl\u0105d\u00f3w ani opinii Reunion&#8217;68,<\/em><em><br \/>\nani te\u017c webmastera Blogu Reunion&#8217;68, chyba ze jest to wyra\u017anie zaznaczone.<br \/>\nTwoje uwagi, linki, w\u0142asne artyku\u0142y lub wiadomo\u015bci prze\u015blij na adres:<br \/>\n<\/em><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong><em><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"mailto:webmaster@reunion68.com\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">webmaster@reunion68.com<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr style=\"width: 100%;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lebanon Expels Iranian Ambassador as Israel Creates New \u2018Security Zone\u2019 in Campaign to Counter Hezbollah Ailin Vilches Arguello Smoke rises after an Israeli strike, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the US-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, in southern Lebanon, March 24, 2026. 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