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08.08.2025

Iran-Lebanon Talks on Regional Developments

The Iranian news agency “Mehr” reported today, Friday, that talks between Araqchi and Abdel Aty discussed bilateral relations and regional and international developments during a phone call on Thursday evening.

The agency noted that both sides emphasized maintaining an atmosphere of trust and internal harmony among various political factions. They also stressed the necessity for Israel to withdraw from the territories it occupies in the south and to halt all forms of aggression.

On Thursday, the Lebanese government announced its support for the proposed steps in the document, which include restricting weapons to state control and deploying the Lebanese army in the south, according to a statement by Lebanese Information Minister Paul Marquess.

In contrast, ” ” rejected the government’s stance, and its parliamentary bloc issued a strongly worded statement expressing total rejection of the government’s position, which it described as a “dangerous coup.”