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Iran’s ambassador will not leave Lebanon despite being declared persona non grata and ordered to leave the country by Sunday, an Iranian diplomatic source told AFP.“The ambassador will not leave Lebanon, in accordance with the wishes of the speaker of parliament Nabih Berri and of Hezbollah,” the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Hezbollah has denounced the decision while Berri’s Amal party joined Hezbollah ministers in boycotting a cabinet session this week in protest at the order to expel Mohammad Reza Sheibani.The foreign ministry this week gave Tehran’s envoy until Sunday to leave in the latest unprecedented step by Lebanese authorities since a new war erupted on March 2 between Israel and Hezbollah.The ministry accused him of making statements “interfering in Lebanon’s internal politics.”French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot called the expulsion “a courageous decision.”The Lebanese
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