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Featured Politics · MTV Lebanon · 8 Nov 2026, 07:14 ·1 min read ·👁 2 views

Washington Expels Lebanese Consul in Michigan over Old Posts

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The US State Department informed the Lebanese Embassy in Washington of its decision to expel Lebanon’s consul in Michigan, Ibrahim Sharara, declare him persona non grata and give him 48 hours to leave with his family, over old posts attributed to him praising the 1983 bombing of the US Marine barracks in Beirut. The report places the decision in the context of the Trump administration’s hardening after the , its pressure on Iran, and the arms file and negotiations with Israel.
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