Iran says any Lebanon ceasefire should be simultaneous with Gaza

As world leaders gathered in New York for 2024 United Nations General Assembly high-level sessions, UN Security Council (UNSC) holds an emergency meeting on Lebanon while Israeli strikes continue on September 25, 2024, in New York City, United States. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi speaks at the UNSC meeting. [Selçuk Acar – Anadolu Agency]

Tehran backs 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, Reuters reports.

“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.

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