Sunday, 18 Oct 2026 18 Shawwal 2026 AH Beirut
📰 4 sources 4 articles · 24 Sep 2026, 19:17 → 22 days ago

Lebanese PM Nawaf Salam's meetings with Iran's president and Pakistan's prime minister

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, stressing that Lebanon does not want to be an arena for conflicts and the exchange of messages. The meeting with Pezeshkian, held in the presence of the two countries' foreign ministers, touched on the Iranian ambassador file and the possibility of correcting bilateral relations, while Pakistan pledged to keep Lebanon a priority.

📍 Where things stand: The meetings took place and ended with each side affirming its positions and constants, amid talk of the need to open a new page in official relations, with political sources in Beirut describing the convening of the meeting as a positive step.

⏱️ Timeline

  1. 24 Sep 2026, 19:17 Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam called on Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to nominate a new ambassador, according to MTV Lebanon.
  2. 24 Sep 2026, 20:25 In his meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Salam stressed that Lebanon is not a field for messages, while Pakistan pledged to keep Lebanon a priority.
  3. 24 Sep 2026, 20:48 Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, affirming that Lebanon does not want to be an arena for conflicts and the exchange of messages.
  4. 26 Sep 2026, 07:42 Salam and Pezeshkian discussed, in a meeting attended by the two countries' foreign ministers, the possibility of correcting bilateral relations. Political sources in Beirut considered that the mere convening of the meeting constitutes a positive step despite the complex files between the two countries, with each side affirming its positions and constants and stressing the need to open a new page in official relations. The meeting also touched on the Iranian ambassador file and Salam's request to nominate a new ambassador.
Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

How the sources covered it

Coverage varied in its entry point: one focused on the request to nominate a new Iranian ambassador, another on the Lebanese-Pakistani track, a third on Salam's position rejecting Lebanon as an arena for conflicts and message exchange, and a fourth on the Lebanese-Iranian relations track and Beirut political sources' assessment of the meeting.

AI comparison of what each outlet emphasized. It describes emphasis, not accuracy.
MTV Lebanonlebanondebate.comAl Akhbarالديار

📰 All coverage

📅 2026-09-26
الديار 07:42
Salam and Pezeshkian Meeting: Does It Open the Door to Correcting Lebanese-Iranian Relations?
Lebanese President Nawaf Salam and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met with the foreign ministers of both countries to discuss the possibility of repairing bilateral relations.…
📅 2026-09-24
Al Akhbar 20:48
Salam meets Pezeshkian and Sharif: We do not want Lebanon to be an arena for conflicts and exchange of messages
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, stressing that Lebanon does not want to be an arena fo…
lebanondebate.com 20:25
Salam to Sharif: Lebanon is not an arena for messages... and Pakistan pledges to keep it a priority
Salam told Sharif that Lebanon is not an arena for messages, while Pakistan pledged to keep Lebanon a priority.
MTV Lebanon 19:17
Salam Calls on Iranian President to Nominate New Ambassador
Salam called on the Iranian president to nominate a new ambassador, according to MTV Lebanon.