Iran Requests to Be Informed about Probe with Abdullah Azzam Brigades 'Emir'

Iranian authorities demanded on Thursday to be informed about the probe with the “emir” of the Abdullah Azzam Brigades, Saudi national Majed al-Majed, who is supposedly detained by the army intelligence.

"The (caretaker) Foreign Ministry received a memo from Iranian authorities in which they asked to stay informed about the investigation with al-Majed, considering that the explosion took place on an Iranian soil,” caretaker Foreign Minister Adnan Mansour told LBCI television.

Mansour noted that he will refer the memo to concerned judicial bodies.

He considered that Iranians “have the right to be informed about the probe and ask questions, and Lebanese authorities must provide them with information because the explosion targeted an Iranian soil and killed Iranian nationals.”

Iran's Ambassador to Lebanon Ghazanfar Rokn Abadi had revealed that an Iranian intelligence delegation participated in inspecting the scene of the explosion near the embassy in Beirut's southern suburbs.

"Both Lebanese and Iranian authorities agreed that Iran will take part in the investigation,” he pointed out.

Meanwhile, Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Awadh Asiri announced that DNA samples will be sent to Lebanon to identify the Saudi detainee and prove that he is al-Majed.

Media reports had said that al-Majed, who is wanted by Saudi authorities, was the person to plan the bombing that targeted the Iranian embassy in Beirut on November 19.