Lebanon on Thursday told Iran’s envoy to Beirut to refrain from interfering in the country’s internal affairs after suggesting that Lebanon was surrendering to US demands on disarming its ally, Hezbollah.

Lebanon’s foreign ministry summoned Iran’s ambassador to Beirut, Mojtaba Amani, to the ministry where he met with Secretary-General Hani Chemaitelly, according to a ministry statement. It said that Amani was summoned “due to his recent public stances.”

Chemaitelly informed Amani on the need to “commit to diplomatic protocols” related to countries’ sovereignty and to refrain “from interfering in their affairs,” the statement seen by Al Arabiya English said.

The Iranian envoy was summoned to the ministry days after sharing a post on X addressing the issue of Hezbollah’s arms and accusing the Lebanese state of submitting to American demands.

Although Amani’s post didn’t explicitly mention Lebanon or Hezbollah, the timing and context suggest it was referencing recent discussions about disarming the militant group.

“The disarming project is a clear conspiracy against countries. At a time when the US continues to provide the Zionist entity with the latest weapons and missiles…it pressures other countries to reduce or destroy their arsenal under different pretexts,” he said in the post on April 18.

“And once those countries surrender to the demands for disbarment, they become prone to attacks and occupation. We [Iran], are aware of the dangers of this conspiracy, and we warn others from falling in the enemies’ trap,” Amani continued.

Hezbollah, a long-time ally of Iran and a part of the so called “Axis of the Resistance,” is reeling from a devastating war with Israel and that ended in a fragile ceasefire agreement brokered by the US.

Washington has been pressing Lebanon to compel the movement to hand over its weapons with US deputy special envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus this month saying that disarming Hezbollah should happen “as soon as possible.”

Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem, however, had said that the group “will not let anyone disarm” it.