[[{"content_id":410919,"content_number":0,"portal_id":2,"lang_id":"en","content_title":"Araghchi:\r\n\r\nIran welcomes dialogue with Lebanon, does not interfere in internal affairs","content_rtitr":"","content_short_title":null,"content_summary":"Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the country welcomes any dialogue aimed at strengthening bilateral relations with Lebanon, while underlining that Tehran does not interfere in the country’s internal affairs.","content_summary_fill":1,"content_body":"\r\n&ldquo;My dear friend, Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji, has invited me for negotiations in an interview with MTV Lebanon,&rdquo; Araghchi wrote in Arabic on his X account on Sunday in response to his Lebanese counterpart&rsquo;s public invitation for talks.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nReaffirming Iran&rsquo;s position, Araghchi added, &ldquo;We do not interfere in Lebanon&rsquo;s internal affairs, but we welcome any dialogue aimed at advancing bilateral relations between Iran and Lebanon.&rdquo;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHe further underscored that there is no need for a third party to facilitate such discussions. &ldquo;I invite my colleague Youssef to travel to Tehran, and if I am invited to travel to Beirut, I will gladly accept,&rdquo; he stated.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIran has repeatedly reiterated that it respects Lebanon&rsquo;s sovereignty and does not interfere in the Arab country&rsquo;s domestic affairs.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nBack in August, the Secretary of Iran&rsquo;s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), Ali Larijani, expressed the Islamic Republic&rsquo;s unwavering support for the government and people of Lebanon in various circumstances, dismissing allegations that Iran seeks to interfere in Lebanon&rsquo;s internal affairs.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHe also urged the Lebanese politicians to carefully differentiate between friends and foes, noting that Iran never treats its Lebanese allies as tools, and the Lebanese resistance doesn&rsquo;t require guidance from others.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThis comes despite the fact that in August, under heavy pressure from the US and Zionist regime, Lebanon&rsquo;s government ordered the army to draw up a plan for disarming Hezbollah by the end of the year, a move widely seen as a significant threat to Lebanon&rsquo;s security and political stability.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","content_html":"<p><br \/>\r\n<span style=\"font-size:16px;\">&ldquo;My dear friend, Lebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji, has invited me for negotiations in an interview with MTV Lebanon,&rdquo; Araghchi wrote in Arabic on his X account on Sunday in response to his Lebanese counterpart&rsquo;s public invitation for talks.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Reaffirming Iran&rsquo;s position, Araghchi added, &ldquo;We do not interfere in Lebanon&rsquo;s internal affairs, but we welcome any dialogue aimed at advancing bilateral relations between Iran and Lebanon.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">He further underscored that there is no need for a third party to facilitate such discussions. &ldquo;I invite my colleague Youssef to travel to Tehran, and if I am invited to travel to Beirut, I will gladly accept,&rdquo; he stated.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Iran has repeatedly reiterated that it respects Lebanon&rsquo;s sovereignty and does not interfere in the Arab country&rsquo;s domestic affairs.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Back in August, the Secretary of Iran&rsquo;s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), Ali Larijani, expressed the Islamic Republic&rsquo;s unwavering support for the government and people of Lebanon in various circumstances, dismissing allegations that Iran seeks to interfere in Lebanon&rsquo;s internal affairs.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">He also urged the Lebanese politicians to carefully differentiate between friends and foes, noting that Iran never treats its Lebanese allies as tools, and the Lebanese resistance doesn&rsquo;t require guidance from others.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">This comes despite the fact that in August, under heavy pressure from the US and Zionist regime, Lebanon&rsquo;s government ordered the army to draw up a plan for disarming Hezbollah by the end of the year, a move widely seen as a significant threat to Lebanon&rsquo;s security and political stability.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","content_source":"","content_url":"","content_date_start":"2025-11-22 09:47:44","content_date_event":"2025-11-22 09:47:44","content_date_event_start":null,"content_date_event_end":null,"content_show_title_slider":1,"content_date_last_edit":"2025-11-22 09:50:45","content_date_register":"2025-11-22 09:50:45","content_columns":0,"content_show_img":1,"content_show_details":0,"content_show_related_img":0,"content_show_slider":1,"content_comment":1,"content_score":0,"tag_id":0,"score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"uid":43,"eid":0,"attach_title":"Araghchi","attaches":[{"sizes":{"150":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202511\/561993_2939844594_150_84.webp","300":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202511\/561993_2939844594_300_168.webp","400":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202511\/561993_2939844594_400_224.webp","600":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202511\/561993_2939844594_600_337.webp","900":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202511\/561993_2939844594_900_505.webp","1200":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202511\/561993_2939844594_1000_561.jpg"},"ext":"jpg","file_media":1,"token":2939844594,"files":{"original":{"url":".\/file\/2\/attach\/202511\/561993_2939844594.jpg","width":1000,"height":561,"size":0}}}]}]]