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In Beirut, Iran’s FM says Tehran ‘firmly’ supports Lebanon
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks during a news conference, September 25, 2024, at UN headquarters. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi vows support for Tehran’s “friends” in Lebanon, on his first visit to Beirut since fighting between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah intensified last month.
“Be sure that the Islamic Republic of Iran is and will be firmly standing by the friends in Lebanon,” Araghchi tells reporters, adding that Tehran supports Lebanon, its Shiite Muslim community and Hezbollah, “and it was necessary to say this in person.”
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