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Raji in Baghdad demands Iran halt arming Hezbollah and interference in Lebanese affairs

Lebanon's Foreign Minister Youssef Raji delivered Lebanon's address at the 52nd session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers in Baghdad, condemning Israeli attacks on Lebanon's sovereignty and territorial integrity and directing demands at Iran. He called on Tehran to halt attacks by it and its proxies on Gulf Cooperation Council states and Jordan, stop challenging Lebanese government decisions, stop supplying Hezbollah with weapons and money, and end interference in Lebanon's internal affairs.

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📍 The speech has been delivered and its contents reported; no Iranian response to the Lebanese demands appears in the reports.
  1. 11:45 Raji Demands from Baghdad that Iran Stop Interfering in Lebanon's Internal Affairs Raji, in a position announced from the Iraqi capital Baghdad, demanded that Iran stop its interference in Lebanon's internal affairs, according to the Janoubia website. جنوبية
  2. 11:29 Rajji from Baghdad demands Iran stop supplying Hezbollah with weapons and money Lebanon's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants Youssef Rajji placed the issues of weapons, sovereignty, Israeli violations and Iranian interference at the heart of Lebanon's speech before the 52nd session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organiz… Lebanon Debate
  3. 10:55 "Stop supplying Hezbollah": Raggi addresses a direct demand to Iran A report by Lebanon Debate said that Lebanese figure Raggi addressed a direct demand to Iran to "stop supplying Hezbollah," referring to Iranian support for the party. The available text of the article contained no further details on the circumstances of the d… lebanon debate
  4. 10:53 Raji demands Iran stop challenging Lebanese government decisions and stop supplying Hezbollah with weapons Lebanese official Raji, in a speech before the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, demanded that Iran stop challenging Lebanese government decisions and stop supplying Hezbollah with weapons, and called on Iran and its affiliates to halt attacks on Gulf Coope… Lebanon Debate
  5. 10:52 Rajji: No sovereignty with dual control of weapons Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants Youssef Rajji participated in the 52nd session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Iraq, where he called on Iran and its proxies to stop their attacks on Gulf Coop… MTV Lebanon
  6. 10:51 Raji demands Iran stop challenging Lebanese government decisions and stop supplying Hezbollah with weapons Raji demanded that Iran stop challenging the decisions of the Lebanese government and called for an end to supplying Hezbollah with weapons, according to a brief statement published by Lebanon Debate without further details. lebanon debate
  7. 10:45 Raggi before the Organization of Islamic Cooperation: We condemn the successive Israeli attacks on Lebanon's sovereignty and territorial unity Lebanese official Raggi stressed before the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Lebanon's condemnation of the successive Israeli attacks on its sovereignty and territorial unity, in an address at the organization's meeting. On the same occasion, Raggi called o… Lebanon Debate
  8. 10:40 Raji: We call on Iran and its proxies to stop attacks on GCC states and Jordan Raji called on Iran and its proxies to stop attacks on the GCC states and Jordan. lebanon debate
  9. 10:40 Rajji before the Organization of Islamic Cooperation: We condemn the repeated Israeli attacks on Lebanon's sovereignty and territorial integrity Rajji stated before the Organization of Islamic Cooperation the condemnation of repeated Israeli attacks on Lebanon's sovereignty and territorial integrity. lebanon debate
📍 Where things stand: The speech has been delivered and its contents reported; no Iranian response to the Lebanese demands appears in the reports.

⏱️ Timeline

  1. 18 Oct 2026, 10:40 Raji announced before the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Lebanon's condemnation of the successive Israeli attacks on Lebanon's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
  2. 18 Oct 2026, 10:40 Raji called on Iran and its proxies to stop attacks on the Gulf Cooperation Council states and Jordan.
  3. 18 Oct 2026, 10:51 Raji demanded that Iran stop challenging the decisions of the Lebanese government and called for an end to supplying Hezbollah with weapons.
  4. 18 Oct 2026, 10:52 Lebanon's Foreign Minister Youssef Raji took part in the 52nd session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers in Iraq, where he called on Iran and its proxies to stop their attacks on the Gulf Cooperation Council states and Jordan, reaffirming Lebanon's full solidarity with them, its commitment to UN Security Council resolution 2817 and its rejection of restrictions on transit passage through the Strait of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab; he also addressed the weapons file, referring to a decisive government decision taken in August 2025.
  5. 18 Oct 2026, 11:29 From Baghdad, Raji placed the weapons, sovereignty, Israeli attacks and Iranian interference files at the center of Lebanon's speech, demanding that Tehran stop its interference in Lebanon's internal affairs, its challenges to government decisions and its supply of weapons and money to Hezbollah, and calling on Iran and its proxies to stop attacks on the Gulf Cooperation Council states.
  6. 18 Oct 2026, 11:45 In a position announced from the Iraqi capital Baghdad, Raji demanded that Iran stop its interference in Lebanon's internal affairs.
Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

How the sources covered it

The coverage differed in scope: Lebanon Debate widened the demands on Iran to include weapons, money, interference in internal affairs and attacks on Gulf states and Jordan; MTV Lebanon placed the speech in the context of the 52nd OIC session and added references to resolution 2817, the Strait of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab and the weapons file; Southiya limited itself to the demand that Iran stop interfering in Lebanese internal affairs.

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جنوبية 11:45
Raji Demands from Baghdad that Iran Stop Interfering in Lebanon's Internal Affairs
Raji, in a position announced from the Iraqi capital Baghdad, demanded that Iran stop its interference in Lebanon's internal affairs, according to the Janoubia website.
Lebanon Debate 11:29
Rajji from Baghdad demands Iran stop supplying Hezbollah with weapons and money
Lebanon's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants Youssef Rajji placed the issues of weapons, sovereignty, Israeli violations and Iranian interference at the heart of Lebanon's s…
lebanon debate 10:55
"Stop supplying Hezbollah": Raggi addresses a direct demand to Iran
A report by Lebanon Debate said that Lebanese figure Raggi addressed a direct demand to Iran to "stop supplying Hezbollah," referring to Iranian support for the party. The availabl…
Lebanon Debate 10:53
Raji demands Iran stop challenging Lebanese government decisions and stop supplying Hezbollah with weapons
Lebanese official Raji, in a speech before the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, demanded that Iran stop challenging Lebanese government decisions and stop supplying Hezbollah w…
MTV Lebanon 10:52
Rajji: No sovereignty with dual control of weapons
Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants Youssef Rajji participated in the 52nd session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in …
lebanon debate 10:51
Raji demands Iran stop challenging Lebanese government decisions and stop supplying Hezbollah with weapons
Raji demanded that Iran stop challenging the decisions of the Lebanese government and called for an end to supplying Hezbollah with weapons, according to a brief statement publishe…
Lebanon Debate 10:45
Raggi before the Organization of Islamic Cooperation: We condemn the successive Israeli attacks on Lebanon's sovereignty and territorial unity
Lebanese official Raggi stressed before the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Lebanon's condemnation of the successive Israeli attacks on its sovereignty and territorial unity, i…
lebanon debate 10:40
Raji: We call on Iran and its proxies to stop attacks on GCC states and Jordan
Raji called on Iran and its proxies to stop attacks on the GCC states and Jordan.
lebanon debate 10:40
Rajji before the Organization of Islamic Cooperation: We condemn the repeated Israeli attacks on Lebanon's sovereignty and territorial integrity
Rajji stated before the Organization of Islamic Cooperation the condemnation of repeated Israeli attacks on Lebanon's sovereignty and territorial integrity.