Save Lebanon from Your Real Foe says Iran FM

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has sharply criticized comments made by Lebanese President Joseph Aoun about Tehran’s alleged influence in the Arab country, urging him to focus on Lebanon’s “real foe” rather than Iran.

“Save Lebanon from your real foe, Mr. President,” Araghchi said in a post on X on Saturday, in response to Aoun’s remarks during an exclusive interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour a day earlier.

The Iranian foreign minister further noted that Aoun’s comments overlooked the primary threat facing Lebanon and misidentified the source of the country’s current challenges.

“Based on Mr. Aoun’s comments, one would think it is Iran that has occupied one-fifth of Lebanon, displaced one-quarter of the Lebanese people, and is bombing his country on a daily basis,” Araghchi said.