Iran’s acting foreign minister met with
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut to discuss “political and
security” developments in its war against Israel, the Tehran-backed
terror proxy said on Tuesday.
Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani touched down in Lebanon on Monday for his first official visit since his predecessor was killed in a helicopter crash last month along with president Ebrahim Raisi.
According to a Hezbollah statement cited
by local media, the meeting focused on “the latest political and
security developments in the region, particularly on the Gaza and
Lebanon fronts, as well as proposed solutions and potential scenarios
for the progression of events.”
According to Hezbollah, Nasrallah thanked
Tehran “for its continued support for the peoples of the region and the
resistance movements, as well as for its stable and firm stance against
sanctions and threats.”
The terror leader also reiterated his
condolences on the deaths of Raisi, Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian
and other officials who perished in the May 19 helicopter crash in
Iran’s East Azerbaijan province.
Hezbollah has been engaging in near-daily
attacks against northern Israel since joining the war in support of
Hamas on Oct. 8, killing more than 20 people and causing widespread
damage. Tens of thousands of Israelis remain internally displaced due to
the violence.
Israeli forces have struck hundreds of
Hezbollah targets in Southern Lebanon in response, including the
terrorist group’s senior leadership.
On Monday, Bagheri met with his Lebanese
counterpart Abdallah Bou Habib, praising the “close relations” between
the two countries and claiming that “resistance is the basis for
stability in the region.”
“All countries in the region, especially
the Islamic countries, should adopt a joint movement in order to counter
Israeli aggression and protect the Palestinian people, especially in
Rafah,” said Bagheri.
Bagheri will also visit Syria this week
“to meet with the two countries’ officials as well as the officials of
the resistance front to discuss ways to counter [Israel],” the
state-run IRNA news agency has reported.
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