The visit of Ali Larijani, an adviser to Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei, to the Lebanese capital was punctuated with a renewed aerial attack by Israel on the southeastern edge of the city.

Iran’s embassy in Beirut posted on X, formerly Twitter, that during Mr Larijani’s talks with Mr Berri, the Iranian official said Tehran stands by Lebanon’s “government, army and resistance”, referring to Hezbollah.

Iran will back any decision taken by Lebanon in talks to secure a cease-fire with Israel, a senior Iranian official said on Friday, signalling Tehran wants to see an end to a conflict that has dealt heavy blows to its Lebanese ally Hezbollah.

Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, asked Iran to help secure a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hezbollah

President-elect Donald Trump reportedly urged U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein to push through a ceasefire deal between the two countries.

A top Iranian official has pledged his country's unwavering support for Lebanon after talks with Lebanese leaders on the Israel-Hezbollah war.

A senior adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said Friday that his country was not "sabotaging" efforts to achieve a Hezbollah-Israel cease-fire and will back any decision made by the Lebanese government.

One of Iran's top advisers traveled to Lebanon for high-stakes war negotiations amid ongoing fighting between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah. Ali Larijani, a top adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei,