He appeared to be urging it to press the militant group, a close ally of Iran, to agree to a deal that could require it to pull back from the Israel-Lebanon border.

A senior adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said Friday that his country was not "sabotaging" efforts to achieve a Hezbollah-Israel cease-fire and will back any decision made by the Lebanese government.

Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister has asked Iran to help secure a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hezbollah and appeared to urge it to convince the militant group to agree to a deal that could require it to pull back from the Israel-Lebanon border.

Iran backs any decision taken by Lebanon in talks to secure a ceasefire with Israel, a senior Iranian official said on Friday, signalling Tehran wants to see an end to a conflict that has dealt heavy blows to its Lebanese ally Hezbollah.

A top Iranian official has pledged his country's unwavering support for Lebanon after talks with Lebanese leaders on the Israel-Hezbollah war.

Iran backs any decision taken by Lebanon in talks to secure a ceasefire with Israel, a senior Iranian official has said, signalling Tehran wants to see an end to a conflict that has dealt heavy blows to its Lebanese ally Hezbollah.

A senior adviser to Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei met Lebanese officials in Beirut Friday, the third high-profile Iranian solidarity visit since the Israel-Hezbollah war began in September.

Haifa area; AP photographs Israeli bomb hitting building in Beirut, after IDF issues evacuation order citing Hezbollah activity

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei’s aide met Lebanon’s caretaker Najib Mikati in Beirut where he said that Iran will support Hezbollah’s “resistance” under all circumstances

Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has appealed to Iran for assistance in securing a ceasefire in the escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. This request, made during a meeting with Ali Larijani,