Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told the Mehr news agency he will visit Lebanon on Thursday with an economic delegation.
A US-backed ceasefire agreed in November 2024 ended more than a year of fighting between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah, but it also required the disarmament of the Iran-aligned group.
Lebanon has sought to distance itself from Iran, with its Foreign Minister Youssef Raji last month declining an invitation to visit Tehran citing “current conditions” as not permitting the visit, and he instead invited Araghchi to visit Beirut for talks.
“Our relations are longstanding with all components of the Lebanese state and we are looking to expand these ties... We hope we can return to a very good relation,” Araghchi said.
