Iran ambassador refuses to leave Lebanon despite expulsion order
Lebanon has ordered Iran’s ambassador to leave the country, but he has refused to go.

Lebanon has ordered Iran’s ambassador to leave the country, but he has refused to go.

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Iran’s top diplomat Araghchi has told Al Jazeera that, despite contacts, Iran is not in negotiations with the US.

Families of Palestinian prisoners protested against a bill allowing the death penalty for Palestinians in the West Bank

A building in Beirut’s southern suburbs has been hit by an Israeli strike.
Bunker-buster bombs trigger massive secondary explosions at a mountainous area near Isfahan overnight.
Even if conflict is ‘short but intense’, countries like Sudan, Yemen, Lebanon will see major increases in poverty rates.
Iraq’s Ministry of Interior says one suspect arrested after ‘unknown individuals’ kidnap journalist.

Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari says Qatar is “ready to help” with US-Iran negotiations.
As Israel expands Lebanon invasion, Tom Fletcher asks how world will prepare for ‘new addition’ to occupied territory.

Al Jazeera’s Alan Fisher explains what Trump’s latest criticism of US allies means.
Iranian attacks on Qatar are having a ‘catastrophic effect on the relationship between the two countries’, Doha says.