Ali Larijani, former speaker of the Iranian parliament and now an advisor to Supreme Leader Ali Khamanei, just completed a tour of Damascus and Beirut. In Beirut, Larijani held separate meetings with Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, reported Tasnim. In the meeting with Berri, Larijani reaffirmed that Iran will stand by the Lebanese government, army, and resistance forces in dealing with the Zionist regime’s acts of aggression. Berri, among other things, is said to be close to Hezbollah.
Larijani told IRNA this morning that he was carrying a direct message from Khamenei to Syrian President Bashar Assad and Berri. The messages mainly reiterated the support for the Syrian and Lebanese nations and resistance, according to Larijani. He went on to emphasize that the draft of a potential truce agreement in Lebanon includes articles that will lead to a deal if the United States and the Israeli regime do not violate them.
