ranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian speaking with Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut on March 25, 2022. (Photo provided by our correspondent Mountasser Abdallah)
BEIRUT - Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah met with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, who is on an official visit to Beirut, about the latest political developments in Lebanon and the region on Friday, before heading into a meeting with President Michel Aoun.
Here’s what we know:
• Abdollahian arrived in Beirut from Damascus, Syria yesterday, accompanied by an Iranian delegation and the Iranian ambassador to Lebanon, Mohammad Jalal Firouznia. He was received on Thursday by Prime Minister Najib Mikati, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri and Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib.
• The Iranian Foreign Minister assured Bou Habib in a meeting that his country “only wants the best for Lebanon,” and that the Iranian government is “fully convinced that thanks to the wisdom of the statesmen in Lebanon and the sharp spirit of the Lebanese people, the country will be able to hold the next legislative elections in a way that leads to a better future.”
• His visit came after Mikati described positive progress being made with Lebanon’s diplomatic relationship to the Gulf, including Saudi Arabia. In the meeting with Bou Habib, Abdollahian also expressed hope that Iran and Saudi Arabia would resume normal relations amidst “contradictory messages from Saudi officials.”
• The Iranian Foreign Minister is now in a meeting with President Michel Aoun.
Here’s what we know: • Abdollahian arrived in Beirut from Damascus, Syria yesterday,...