Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi landed in Beirut on Friday, according to Lebanese state media. A live Reuters feed showed an Iranian-flagged plane landing at Beirut airport, hours after airstrikes outside the airport’s perimeter overnight.
Araqchi is expected to meet with interim Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati and parliament speaker Nabih Berri, who is a close ally of Iran-backed Hezbollah, according to his plan.