Lebanon took the hugely symbolic step of expelling Iran’s ambassador to Beirut on March 24.
In a move that would have been unthinkable for much of the past 40 years, Mohammad Reza Sheibani was declared persona non grata and given four days to leave the country.
It was one of several measures by the government of Joseph Aoun, the president, to crack down on Iranian influence in the country after Hezbollah fired missiles at Israel, prompting retaliatory air strikes and a ground incursion.
