Iran supports Lebanon ceasefire if Hezbollah and Gaza truce coincide
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi looks on during a meeting with Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati in Beirut, Lebanon on October 4, 2024. PHOTO: REUTERS
Tehran supports efforts for a ceasefire in Lebanon on the condition it would be backed by Hezbollah and simultaneous with a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araqchi said in Beirut on Friday.
"We support efforts for a ceasefire on the condition that it would be acceptable to the Lebanese people, acceptable to the resistance, and thirdly, it would be synchronised with a ceasefire in Gaza," he said.
Iran's most senior diplomat also said his presence in Beirut "in these difficult circumstances" was the best evidence that Iran stood by Lebanon and supported its people.