Lebanon's President Aoun receives call from Iran's FM Araghchi

Lebanon's presidency announced that President Joseph Aoun received a telephone call from Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi, during which the two discussed the current situation in the region, according to the Lebanese news website El-Nashra.

The Lebanese presidency office said the two sides agreed on the need to support diplomatic solutions as the best way to end the conflicts in the region. No further details of the conversation were released in the statement carried by El-Nashra.

The call came as Saeed Khatibzadeh, the deputy to Foreign Minister Araghchi, arrived at Beirut International Airport earlier on Wednesday, according to the same report. The arrival of the Iranian deputy foreign minister was noted in the account of the day's diplomatic activity involving Lebanon and Iran.

The report did not specify the topics discussed beyond the general regional situation, nor did it indicate whether any follow-up meetings or agreements were planned. It also did not state the exact time of the call or the duration of the conversation.

The Lebanese presidency's statement focused on the shared position that diplomatic channels should be supported as a means of ending regional conflicts. The report by Mehr News, citing El-Nashra, provided these details without additional comment on the substance of the discussions or the positions of either side beyond the stated agreement on diplomatic solutions.