Mario Nawfal@MarioNawfal
🚨🇱🇧🇮🇷 This is wild. Lebanon expelled Iran’s ambassador, branding him persona non grata
The Ambassador's response?
"No"
Imagine a country not able to expel the ambassador of another country.
Iran, who funds their proxy in Lebanon, Hezbollah, is trying to maintain its grip on the country while some in the Government draw the line
This is a direct test of whether a Lebanon's decisions actually mean anything.
Lebanese politician and PM candidate Fouad Makhzoumi says this has moved beyond politics into raw sovereignty, laying out the playbook of what should happen next: A final warning, strip recognition, cut privileges, then enforce it:
“The prestige of the state begins with respect for its decisions.”
If Lebanon backs down, it sets a global precedent; if it doesn’t, we’re in completely uncharted diplomatic territory.
Note: Yesterday we got reports that Iran fired a missile at Lebanon, likely as a warning for the expulsion of the Ambassador
Things are getting very tense for a country trying to gain back its soereignty