Iranian foreign minister meets top Lebanese officials

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : The Iran-backed party's Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah has repeatedly expressed an interest in improving trade with Tehran and Beijing, who he said were willing to support Lebanon with fewer restrictions than Western countries.
53% : "I would like to announce the frank and firm position that the Islamic Republic of Iran, as it has, will always stand firmly by the side of the brotherly Lebanese republic," Amir-Abdollahian said at Beirut airport after touching down late on Wednesday.
44% : Amir-Abdollahian said Tehran is committed to supporting Lebanon to break the "unjust siege".
36% : The movement's supporters have perceived the deliveries as a victory against US sanctions on Syria, Iran, and Hezbollah, which the United States designates as a "terrorist" organisation.
34% : Ties with Saudi Arabia, an adversary of Hezbollah and Iran, are currently at an all-time low, after Riyadh implemented a ban on importing Lebanese produce last April.

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