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Araghchi rejects claim that Iran is using Lebanon as leverage
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi rejected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun's claim that Iran is using Lebanon as a 'bargaining chip' in negotiations with the United States. Araghchi countered that if Lebanon were a bargaining chip, a deal would have already been reached and accused Aoun of misrepresenting Iran's role in Lebanon.
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