More loud explosions reported in Lebanese capital’s south as Hezbollah says Israeli army trying to infiltrate southern town of Odaisseh amid ongoing fightingLiving in Lebanon: how have you been affected by the recent violence?See all our coverage of the Middle East crisisIranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has arrived in Damascus to discuss regional developments and bilateral relations with Syrian officials, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson said on Saturday.
This comes after Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, gave a rare public sermon in Tehran on Friday, vowing that Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza will re-emerge strongly with new leaders, and defending the “legal and legitimate” ballistic missile attack on Israel this week.Araghchi has been making a round of diplomatic calls, including to European foreign ministers, insisting that Iran was not seeking escalation and claiming that, unlike Israeli attacks in Lebanon, Iran’s targets had been strictly military and not civilian. Continue reading…
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Author : Rebecca Ratcliffe
Publish date : 2024-10-05 05:02:09
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