Iran-Lebanon Relations

Another oil tanker carrying fuel for crisis-hit Lebanon has docked at the Syrian port of Baniyas.

Another convoy of tankers carrying Iranian fuel has crossed the border between Syria and Lebanon under an initiative to ease Lebanon’s energy crisis.

The Lebanese minister of transportation has said the resistance movement Hezbollah’s fuel import from Iran broke the US siege of Lebanon.

Lebanese media have released footage showing convoys of Iranian fuel tankers arriving in the Arab country.

Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has sent a message to the Secretary General of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement, expressing his condolences over the passing away of Sheikh Abdul Amir Qabalan, head of Lebanon’s Supreme Islamic Shia Council.

Iran’s Islamic Azad University has launched a technology and innovation center in Lebanon. That’s according to Islamic Azad University’s Research, Technology and Innovation Deputy.

A member of the Lebanese parliament says Washington's financial, economic and political blockade has started to lift with the forthcoming arrival of the Iranian ship loaded with fuel to Lebanon.

Lebanon’s Hezbollah Movement says a shipment of Iranian fuel oil for Lebanon which will set sail on Thursday is considered the Lebanese territory from the moment it starts its journey.

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron discussed a wide range of issues, from Lebanon problems to the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal (JCPOA), in a phone conversation on Monday.

The Foreign Ministry of the Islamic Republic of Iran has released a statement marking the anniversary of the abduction, 39 years ago, of four Iranian diplomats by the Israeli regime in Lebanon.

Iran's Foreign Minister has, in separate messages, congratulated Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah, the secretary general of the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah, and Zeina Akar, the acting foreign minister of Lebanon, on the Eid of resistance and freedom and the anniversary of the victorious liberation of Southern Lebanon from the Israeli occupation forces through the bravery and devotion of resistance fighters.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, in a message to his Lebanese counterpart Michel Aoun, extends congratulations to the government and people of Lebanon on the anniversary of liberation of its southern parts from Israeli military occupation.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has, in a message, expressed condolences on the demise of senior Lebanese scholar Sheikh Ahmed al-Zain.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has congratulated his Lebanese counterpart Michel Aoun as well the people of the country on the Lebanese Independence Day.

Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Saeed Khatibzadeh has paid tribute to Imam Musa al-Sadr on the anniversary of his disappearance, saying Tehran has been making international efforts to discover the missing Shiite leader’s fate after four decades.

The foreign ministers of Iran and France have discussed a range of issues in a telephone conversation, including the situation in Lebanon.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Lebanese counterpart have discussed a range of issues at a meeting in Beirut on Friday.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has sent separate messages to his Lebanese counterpart and the secretary-general of the Hezbollah movement to congratulate them on the anniversary of the country's victory in its 33-day war against Israeli aggressors in 2006.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has arrived in Beirut to hold talks with top Lebanese officials.

Iran’s government spokesman has called on other countries not to interfere in efforts to determine the destiny of Lebanon amid unrest and political crisis in the Arab state.

The Iranian president has expressed content with world countries expressing solidarity with people of Lebanon who suffered greatly in a recent massive explosion in Beirut.

The Iranian Red Crescent Society has set up a makeshift hospital in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, as part of its efforts to help the Arab country after the massive blast that hit Beirut port.

Iran says it will stand by the Lebanese government and nation and will offer them any assistance it can.

IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Thursday, August 6, 2020, and picked headlines from 12 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has, in a phone conversation with his Lebanese counterpart, expressed sympathy with the Arab country's nation and government over a massive blast that hit Beirut on Tuesday.