Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi visited Beirut on Friday, defying Israeli threats and pledging that the Islamic Republic will firmly support Lebanon which has been subjected to Zionist aggression.
“Be sure that the Islamic Republic of Iran is and will be firmly standing by the friends in Lebanon,” Araghchi told reporters, adding that “it was necessary to say this in person”.
Araghchi met with Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri.
I am in Beirut—alongside members of our Parliament and Red Crescent Society—to make clear that Iran will ALWAYS stand with people of Lebanon.
We invite other regional govts to also display steadfastness in their support for Lebanon, especially amid onslaught by Israeli regime. pic.twitter.com/Gd4WnxDsNh
— Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) October 4, 2024
Following the meeting with Berri, the Iranian FM stressed that Tehran stands by Lebanon and that Tehran will remain by the side of the resistance.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran supports Lebanon’s efforts to confront the Zionist crimes,” he said voicing full confidence that the Lebanese people will emerge victorious.
Commenting on the Iranian missile attack last Tuesday, Araghchi said the attack was in self-defense and in response to attacks on Iran’s interests.
“We only targeted military and security sites in the Zionist entity. We did not initiate the attack and what we did was in response to the attack on Iranian territory, our embassy in Damascus and Iranian interests.”
“My presence today in Beirut in these difficult circumstances is the best evidence that Iran stands with Hezbollah.”
He warned, meanwhile, that the Islamic Republic’s response to any Israeli attack “will be more powerful and calculated.”
Source: Al-Manar English Website
