The region known as the Middle East has been conquered and reconquered by every super power in the West. This has created a region rich in a culture of resistance and thousands of ethnic groups looking for their piece of land. This has created a complicated region and Jpost's Middle East News simplifies it.
For years, relations have been woven between the two countries without a peace agreement. Business ties are ongoing, albeit on a very low back burner, and well below the media radar.
This is an important meeting because it shows Iran is seeking to redouble efforts to involve itself in Lebanon after it saw setbacks last year in Israel’s war on Hezbollah and the fall of Assad.
Tensions flare as rockets from Syria prompt Israeli airstrikes, despite Syria’s new government seeking stability and rejecting hostile acts.
The issue of uranium enrichment has been a sticking point in negotiations between the US and Iran.
Yaakov Amidror, who led Israel's National Security Council, said that Israel is capable of attacking Iran even without American support.
The rocket barrage was claimed by a Palestinian faction in Syria calling itself the Martyr Muhammad al-Deif Brigades.
The interim step, proposed by special envoy Witkoff, could allow Iran to temporarily enrich uranium, though the specific details remain largely unclear.
Hamas demands US guarantees that negotiations for a deal, including a ceasefire, will continue after the initial 60-day period, a source told the Post.
US envoy Steve Witkoff attempted to arrange a meeting between Dermer and Al-Thani, but it never came to fruition.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told both Lebanon's prime minister Nawaf Salam and foreign minister Youssef Raggi that he wanted to "turn a new page" in Iran's ties with Lebanon.
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