He met with Nasrallah and Lebanese officials and expected the beginning of a solution to the war
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian revealed that his country “in recent weeks exchanged messages with the United States, including messages regarding Hezbollah,” noting that “Washington asked Tehran to demand that the party not engage widely and completely in this conflict.” The war against Israel. The Iranian minister confirmed that the trend was towards a political solution in Gaza, stressing his country’s unwillingness to expand the war. In return, he warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that any Israeli attack on Lebanon would mean its last day.
Abdullahian’s positions came at the end of a two-day visit to Beirut, during which he met with Lebanese officials, after beginning his meetings with a meeting with Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah.
Abdullahian announced from Beirut, where he arrived on Friday, that developments in Gaza are moving towards a political solution, indicating in a press conference with his Lebanese counterpart, Abdullah Bouhabib, on Saturday evening, that Iran and Lebanon did not seek to expand the scope of the war in the region, and stressed that war is not the solution. .
For his part, Bouhabib said that he presented to his Iranian counterpart a vision for finding a sustainable solution that would restore calm to the south, within the framework of UN Security Council Resolution No. 1701 of 2006. Bouhabib added, during the press conference, that the Lebanese vision includes “the comprehensive implementation of the Security Council resolution, and the cessation of Israeli violations of Lebanese sovereignty, and its withdrawal from all the territories it still occupies, in conjunction with strengthening the number and capabilities of the Lebanese Armed Forces, to enable it to develop and fulfill its responsibility.”
In a press conference at the conclusion of his visit to Beirut, Abdullahian said: “Tel Aviv cannot fight a war on two fronts,” warning that “any step by Israel regarding launching a large-scale attack on Lebanon will end the status quo in the region.” Abdullahian added, “Any Israeli attack on Lebanon will mean the last day for (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu,” considering that the latter is “futilely seeking to get out of the Gaza quagmire.”
The Iranian Foreign Minister added that “there is no solution to the situation in Gaza and the West Bank other than a political solution,” pointing out that his country will support “any initiative on this path,” considering that the “wrong approach” of America and Britain led to the expansion of the war to the Red Sea and Yemen, in reference to Joint strikes launched by Washington and London on targets they say are Houthi in Yemen.
Abdullahian also stressed that “war is not the solution, and we never looked to expand its scope,” noting that he held “good” discussions with Lebanese officials. While after his meeting with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, he merely said that “the meeting was good,” he announced after his meeting with caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati that “developments in Gaza today are moving toward a political solution, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu still sees the solution in war to save the country.” Himself”. He pointed out that “the meeting with Mikati is the continuation of talks with Lebanon, and consulting with the officials of this country is one of Iran’s important priorities,” stressing “Iran’s strong support for the stability and security of Lebanon,” and speaking of the attempt by “some to create a dispute between the government and the people in Lebanon and the resistance, but they “They did not succeed.”
In turn, Mikati described the situation in the region as “changing and complex,” stressing “the importance of the Gaza and Palestine issue, and the necessity of continuing efforts aimed at reaching an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.” He said: “We look forward to peace and stability in the region, and efforts must be made to end the war on Gaza and remove the danger of expanding the scope of the war in the region.”
Hezbollah announced a meeting between Abdullahian and Nasrallah, noting in a statement that “the latest political and security developments in the region were reviewed, especially in the Gaza Strip, southern Lebanon, and the rest of the fronts of the axis of resistance, and the near future of the situation in Lebanon was discussed.” And the region.”
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