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Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon's treatment going well after pager blast

Tehran, Sep 18 (UNI) Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon Mojtaba Amani is receiving good medical treatment after being injured in a pager explosion in Beirut the previous day, and rumors about the ambassador's deteriorating condition, particularly regarding eye problems, are untrue, the Iranian Embassy in Beirut said on Wednesday.
Earlier on Wednesday, The New York Times reported, citing members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), that Amani had lost one eye and severely injured the other after his pager exploded.
"The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Lebanon informs our dear compatriots and the media that the treatment process of Mr. Amani, the esteemed ambassador, is progressing well and that the rumors about Mr. Amani's physical condition and eye vision problems, are false," the embassy said on X.
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