The first visit of a senior Iranian official to Lebanon after the bloody explosion

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will travel to Beirut on Friday and meet with Lebanese officials following the Lebanese capital’s massive August 4 explosion, Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Mayadeen TV reported.

Zarif will meet with his Lebanese counterpart in Lebanon’s caretaker government,Al-Mayadeen said.

Iran’s semi-official Mehr news agency also reported the same news.

On August 4, over 170 people were killed and more than 6,000 others were injured in Beirut when a warehouse storing nearly 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrate exploded after catching on fire.

Source: RT