FM Abbas Araghchi has made an unannounced visit to the Lebanese capital Beirut, as the Israeli military has stepped up its air strikes and ground offensive across the Arab country.

A package of 10 tons of foodstuff and medicine will also be delivered as part of Iran’s humanitarian assistance to Lebanon.
The Iranian diplomat further reiterated the Islamic Republic’s solidarity with the brave Lebanese nation.
“The whole region should recognize the critical situation that Lebanon faces, and its dire implications for the future of our nations,” Bagheri pointed out.
Araghchi’s visit to Lebanon marks the first visit by a high-ranking Iranian official since an Israeli strike killed Secretary-General of Hezbollah resistance movement, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, in the Dahieh neighborhood of southern Beirut last week.
On Tuesday evening, Iran responded to the Israeli assassination of Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh, Hezbollah chief, and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) general Abbas Nilforoushan by launching as many as 200 ballistic missiles toward the Israeli regime’s military and intelligence bases all over the occupied Palestinian territories.
Flares and missiles were seen in the Tel Aviv sky and explosions could be heard in the occupied al-Quds during Operation True Promise II, while “direct hits” were reported in Negev, Sharon, and other locations.
The IRGC said in a statement that the attack was in line with the country’s right to legitimate self-defense as per the United Nations Charter, and in response to the regime’s escalating crimes — backed by the United States — against the people of Lebanon and Gaza.
The regime will face more crushing attacks in case it reacts to Iran’s operation, the IRGC warned.
In a follow-up statement, the IRGC said a number of air and radar bases, as well as centers for conspiracy and assassination planning against resistance leaders and IRGC commanders were targeted.
It noted that even though the designated areas were shielded by advanced defense systems, 90% of the missiles shot successfully hit their targets – Al Masirah report.