{"id":70541,"date":"2026-06-10T19:39:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T19:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jnewslebanon.com\/?p=70541"},"modified":"2026-06-10T19:39:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T19:39:17","slug":"behind-the-scenes-provocative-diplomatic-signals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jnewslebanon.com\/?p=70541&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Behind the scenes- Provocative Diplomatic Signals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6 id=\"exclusive-jnews-lebanon\">Exclusive JNews Lebanon<\/h6>\n<p>Political circles have monitored an intense uptick in activity by the Iranian Embassy in Beirut on its official social media accounts. The embassy has been frequently posting images of the Lebanese map and flag under the slogan &#8220;Unity of Arenas.&#8221; This digital campaign was met with a massive wave of sarcasm and sharp backlash from a Lebanese public deeply opposed to Hezbollah&#8217;s policies.<\/p>\n<p>Read also <a href=\"https:\/\/jnewslebanon.com\/?p=70529&amp;lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Exclusive \u2014 A Republic that Negotiates, Not One to Be Hijacked: The Encrypted Messages of the Presidential Appearance<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jnewslebanon.com\/?p=70539\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">To read this article in Arabic (Click Here)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Exclusive JNews Lebanon Political circles have monitored an intense uptick in activity by the Iranian Embassy in Beirut on its official social media accounts. 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