FM: Sadr’s disappearance still on diplomatic agenda of Iran, Lebanon

Foreign Minister says the case of the disappearance of Lebanon’s prominent religious leader Imam Musa al-Sadr will always be on the agenda of Iran’s and Lebanon’s diplomatic apparatus until a valid conclusion is reached and the truth is uncovered.

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remark in a post on his Instagram account on Wednesday, which coincided with the 44th anniversary of the missing of the top religious scholar in Libya.

“Forty-four years have passed since the abduction of Imam Musa al-Sadr and his companions … An innovative and lively scholar who breathed a new life into the body of the Islamic nation and Lebanon’s Muslim and Christian communities with his messianic spirit. He was truly the herald of unity and identity for Muslims and a preacher of coexistence and mutual respect among followers of religions and political sects,” Amir-Abdollahian said.

“Imam Musa al-Sadr has not been among us for 44 years, but his pioneership and determination in the fight against the Zionist regime as well as ignorance and unawareness still stands as the great goal of the Islamic Ummah,” he added.

“The case of the disappearance of Imam Musa al-Sadr is always one of the significant issues … followed on through the continuous efforts of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the diplomatic apparatus of Iran and Lebanon until a conclusion is reached and the truth is unmasked,” he added.

Imam Musa al-Sadr disappeared on August 31, 1978, during an official visit to the Libyan capital Tripoli. He was accompanied by Sheikh Mohammad Yaqoub and journalist Abbas Badreddine.

Lebanon still holds former Libyan officials responsible for the disappearance of the trio.

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