Iran International:

Following reports of an Iranian diplomat refusing to have his bag searched at Beirut Airport, Lebanon’s Foreign Ministry announced later that the funds in his possession were intended for embassy expenses and were eventually cleared for entry.

On January 3, the Lebanese Foreign Ministry stated that it had received an official note from the Iranian Embassy in Beirut and approved the entry of the diplomat’s bags under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.

Iranian media also reported that the Iranian Embassy sent a "clarification note" to the Lebanese Foreign Ministry, explaining that the two diplomatic suitcases in question contained "documents and cash for operational expenses of the embassy."

Al-Alam, a news network affiliated with Iran, reported that tensions arose at Beirut Airport when security officials attempted to inspect the bags of an Iranian diplomatic delegation, prompting a standoff.

The network claimed that after the incident, dozens of Shia youths affiliated with Hezbollah on motorcycles headed to the airport, leading the Lebanese Army to block roads to the area.

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