{"id":58979,"date":"2026-05-05T10:44:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T14:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/iran-introduces-punitive-visa-requirements-for-lebanese-after-beirut-cancels-bilateral-agreement\/05\/05\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T10:44:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T14:44:58","slug":"iran-introduces-punitive-visa-requirements-for-lebanese-after-beirut-cancels-bilateral-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/iran-introduces-punitive-visa-requirements-for-lebanese-after-beirut-cancels-bilateral-agreement\/05\/05\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran introduces punitive visa requirements for Lebanese after Beirut cancels bilateral agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lebanese citizens will now be charged \u20ac20 for entering Iran, with a \u20ac10 euro deduction if the visit is religious in nature.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tehran introduced a new visa procedure on Sunday for Lebanese citizens seeking to enter Iran in response to Beirut\u2019s decision to cancel a bilateral agreement that once allowed eased border procedures, the Iranian embassy to Lebanon confirmed<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/voices-arab-press-lebanon-succeeds-142131587.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Lebanon;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Lebanon<\/a> canceled the agreement as part of a broader effort to control borders and \u201cprevent any activity that could undermine security or use Lebanese territory to carry out special objectives,\u201d the Lebanese cabinet confirmed after the decision in March.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe competent authorities in the Islamic Republic of Iran have taken the necessary arrangements to ensure the comfort of <a data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/lebanese-media-deletes-animated-angry-145322102.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Lebanese;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Lebanese<\/a> citizens, such that religious and tourist visit visas are issued immediately at all Iranian airports,\u201d the Islamic regime promised. \u201cThis visa fee amounts to 20 euros for Lebanese nationals heading to Iran as a tourist destination, and 10 euros for those wishing to travel there to perform religious visits. These arrangements have also been generalized to all relevant official authorities, in addition to the airlines operating flights to the Islamic Republic of Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>A woman walks near tents set up by displaced people, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Beirut, Lebanon, March 13, 2026. (credit: REUTERS\/KHALIL ASHAWI)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Tourism in Islamic Republic increasing despite conflict<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While it is hard to pinpoint the exact number of Lebanese travelers entering Iran annually, <a data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/uae-bars-citizens-traveling-iran-112703743.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:tourism in the Islamic Republic;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">tourism in the Islamic Republic<\/a> has seemingly increased over the past few years despite regional conflict. State media reported the regime received 7.3 million visitors last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The plan to charge Lebanese citizens comes a week after the<a data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/tags\/iranian-economy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Iranian rial;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Iranian rial<\/a> hit a record low of 1.8 million to $1, creating further strain on an already battered economy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The shift in policy also comes after Tehran refused to withdraw its ambassador despite Beirut naming him persona non grata. Lebanon has also made a number of promises to limit the powers of Iran\u2019s Hezbollah proxy, including legislating that only state actors can hold arms and condemning the renewed conflict the Shia terror group dragged the country into after the Israeli assassination of former regime leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/iran-introduces-punitive-visa-requirements-135937090.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lebanese citizens will now be charged &euro;20 for entering Iran, with a &euro;10 euro deduction if the visit is religious in nature.<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/iran-introduces-punitive-visa-requirements-for-lebanese-after-beirut-cancels-bilateral-agreement\/05\/05\/2026\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":58980,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/en\/jerusalem_post_articles_818\/27830f06a4833f134f9b84095e135a0a","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58979"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58979"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58979\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}