Tehran, June 6 -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry has sharply hit back at Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, utilising a social media post written in Arabic with a distinct Lebanese dialect to accuse him of political betrayal following comments made by the leader regarding Tehran's regional influence.

The diplomatic spat erupted after President Aoun alleged that Iran exploits Lebanon as a leverage point in its geopolitical dealings with Washington.

Reacting swiftly on X, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei delivered a pointed rebuke aimed at the Lebanese head of state.

"He sells the one standing next to him and buys the one standing against him. He leaves the one who supported him and follows the one who choked him," Baghaei s...