August 2025 Beirut visit amid Iran's opposition to Hezbollah disarmament, which Lebanon's leaders called interference
Ali Larijani visited Beirut days after Lebanon's cabinet backed a plan to disarm Hezbollah. Outlets reported that Lebanon's president and prime minister told him they rejected any foreign interference, and PM Nawaf Salam called Iranian officials' remarks unacceptable. Larijani said Iran was not interfering and would respect decisions Lebanon made in consultation with the 'resistance'.
Editorial timeline of public reporting, not a legal finding.
- Trip to Beirut amid a public Iran-Lebanon spat over Hezbollah's weapons - BBC Persian reported that Larijani, on his first trip abroad since being reappointed secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, flew from Iraq to Beirut saying he carried messages for Lebanese officials. Al-Monitor noted that days earlier an adviser to Iran's supreme leader had said Iran was 'certainly opposed' to the disarmament plan, remarks Lebanon's foreign ministry had called interference. لاریجانی همزمان با تنش لفظی در روابط ایران و لبنان عازم بیروت شد
- Aoun tells Larijani no group may bear arms or rely on foreign backing - Reuters and AP reported that Lebanese President Joseph Aoun told Larijani that no group in Lebanon may bear arms or rely on foreign backing, and that recent remarks by some Iranian officials were unhelpful. BBC Persian reported that at a press conference afterwards Larijani said Iran did not interfere in Lebanon's decisions and that it was the US, not Iran, that had brought Lebanon a plan. No armed groups allowed in Lebanon, president tells Hezbollah's ally Iran
- Salam calls Iranian officials' remarks on disarmament unacceptable - Iran International reported that Prime Minister Nawaf Salam wrote on X after meeting Larijani that he had told him Iranian officials' statements on Hezbollah's disarmament were unacceptable and a clear departure from diplomatic principles. Al-Monitor quoted Salam saying Lebanon would not accept any interference in its internal affairs and expected a clear and explicit Iranian commitment to respect these principles. نخستوزیر لبنان به لاریجانی: هیچگونه دخالت در امور داخلی را نمیپذیریم