{"id":27820,"date":"2025-02-23T22:22:49","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T18:52:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.hamsonews.com\/lebanon-keen-to-build-best-relations-with-iran-lebanese-president\/"},"modified":"2025-02-23T22:22:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T18:52:49","slug":"lebanon-keen-to-build-best-relations-with-iran-lebanese-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/lebanon-keen-to-build-best-relations-with-iran-lebanese-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Lebanon keen to build best relations with Iran: Lebanese president"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en.hamsonews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/5394161.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"item-text\">\n<p class=\"summary\">TEHRAN \u2013 Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has expressed his country\u2019s commitment to fostering the best possible relations with Tehran, highlighting the importance of regional cooperation and stability.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">During a meeting in Beirut on Sunday with Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Aoun reiterated Lebanon\u2019s desire to strengthen diplomatic and economic ties with Iran.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">\u201cLebanon is keen to build the best relations with Tehran,\u201d President Aoun stated, underlining Beirut\u2019s stance on maintaining constructive engagements with regional partners.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Addressing the broader West Asian landscape, Aoun referenced the recent Riyadh summit, which reaffirmed support for a two-state solution to resolve the Palestinian issue. \u201cWe stand by this approach,\u201d he emphasized, adding that Lebanon, having endured decades of war, is eager to move toward a future of peace and stability.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">\u201cOur nation has lost many commanders and leaders over the years,\u201d Aoun remarked. \u201cDuring the recent war with Israel, brave martyrs sacrificed their lives to defend Lebanon\u2019s sovereignty and stability.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">For his part, Qalibaf reaffirmed Iran\u2019s support for Lebanon\u2019s territorial integrity and sovereignty, emphasizing Tehran\u2019s readiness to assist in the country&#8217;s reconstruction alongside Arab and Islamic nations.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">\u201cIran recognizes the importance of Lebanon\u2019s independence and stability, and we are prepared to contribute to rebuilding efforts in cooperation with other regional players,\u201d the Iranian parliament speaker stated.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Qalibaf also extended Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian\u2019s official invitation for Aoun to visit Tehran, conveying warm greetings from the Iranian leadership.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">The Iranian delegation was in Beirut to attend the massive funeral procession for Hezbollah leaders, underscoring the deep political and strategic ties between Lebanon and Iran.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Nasrallah was assassinated in Israel\u2019s bombardment of southern Beirut on September 27, 2024. Using 85 tons of explosives, Israeli jets leveled six residential buildings in Dahiyeh, following a week-long bombing campaign that hit many areas from southern Lebanon to Beirut.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Safieddine was assassinated in an Israeli attack on October 3, 2024.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:justify\">Hezbollah postponed funeral ceremonies for both leaders due to fears of Israeli attacks on the ceremony.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tehrantimes.com\/news\/510126\/Lebanon-keen-to-build-best-relations-with-Iran-Lebanese-president\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TEHRAN \u2013 Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has expressed his country\u2019s commitment to fostering the best possible relations with Tehran, highlighting the importance of regional cooperation and stability.\u00a0 During a meeting in Beirut on Sunday with Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Aoun reiterated Lebanon\u2019s desire to strengthen diplomatic and economic &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27821,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1032,10,7,184,13],"class_list":["post-27820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-abbas-araghchi","tag-iran","tag-lebanon","tag-mohammad-baqer-qalibaf","tag-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27820","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27820"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27820\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hamsonews.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}