The Lebanese premier offered his condolences to the Iranian nation and government and also the family of a former Iranian ambassador to Lebanon who had gone missing since the September 24 stampede in Saudi Arabia until recently, when his body was identified.
Roknabadi had been missing for almost two months. His body was identified following DNA tests. Evidence shows he lost his life in Mina. The news brought closure to his family and to Iranian people in general, who had repeatedly been exposed to speculations that the former Iranian envoy to Lebanon may be injured but alive or that he may be in captivity.