Ammon News - The Foreign Ministry says Tehran’s diplomatic representative in Lebanon has to leave by Sunday, declaring him persona non grata.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Denise Rahme told The Associated Press that the Iranian Embassy will still have a charge d’affaires to head its diplomatic mission.

The removal of the ambassador marks a culmination in the deterioration of Lebanon’s relations with Iran since the last Israel-Hezbollah war in 2024.

A statement released by the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Lebanon also summoned its ambassador to Tehran for consultations over what it described as Iran's diplomatic violations.