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Israel’s occupation of south Lebanon must end, Iran FM tells President Aoun
The two sides said diplomacy is the best way to end regional conflicts as Tehran sent a delegation to Beirut.
- On Wednesday, President Joseph Aoun received a phone call from Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, during which both agreed on the "need to support diplomatic solutions to end conflicts in the region."
- The call follows a September meeting in New York between Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian at the U.N. General Assembly, where both emphasized preventing Lebanon from becoming a regional conflict theater.
- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh arrived in Beirut on Wednesday heading a diplomatic delegation, received by Amal Movement and Hezbollah MP Ali Mokdad amid controversy over Iran's designated ambassador Mohammad Reza Shibani.
- Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz threatened on Wednesday to strike Beirut's southern suburbs and expand Israeli occupation if Hezbollah joins Iran in attacking Israel, escalating regional tensions.
- The Iran-linked Houthis claimed responsibility Tuesday for attacks on Aramco and Riyadh airport, with the Saudi capital facing daily strikes for over a week, underscoring broader regional instability affecting Lebanon's diplomatic efforts.
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Our country's Foreign Minister spoke with the Lebanese President by phone.
·Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
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Joseph Aoun, Abbas Araghchi discuss latest regional developments, need to resolve conflicts through diplomacy
·Ankara, Türkiye
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It seemed surprising that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arakji had contacted President Joseph Aoun at a time when Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Ghraibabadi had arrived in Beirut between an Israeli threat to Hizbullah that might be the most dangerous of his immediate and implicit suits and objectives on the eve of the Israeli elections, and the rising tone of American pressure resulting from a succession of negative developments that had…
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