Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi criticized Lebanese President Joseph Aoun after the latter’s comments on Tehran’s role in Lebanon, Anadolu reports. In a post on the US social media company X, Araghchi said Aoun’s remarks created the impression that Iran, rather than another actor, was responsible for Lebanon’s current challenges. “Based on Mr. Aoun’s comments, one would think it’s Iran that has occupied 1/5 of Lebanon, displaced 1/4 of Lebanese and bombing his country on daily basis,” he wrote. The Iranian foreign minister also rejected the notion that Lebanon was being used by Tehran as leverage in negotiations. READ: Iran was ready to turn any Israeli advance on Beirut’s southern suburbs into “hell”, Rezaei says “Had Lebanon been bargaining chip for [...]