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Iran’s foreign minister says Turkey’s security concerns over groups operating in northern Syria should be addressed through political means, warning that military intervention will only aggravate the situation there. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks during a joint press conference with his Syrian counterpart Faisal Mekdad, a day after a three-way summit involving Iran, Russia, and Turkey within the framework of the Astana process to help end the conflict in Syria. Amir-Abdollahian said the Astana summit in Tehran has been successful and has helped promote peace and stability in Syria and the region. He said protecting Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity are among Iran's top priorities in the region. Elsewhere in his remarks, Amir-Abdollahian pointed to Israel’s repeated airstrikes against Syria, describing them as desperate attempts by the regime to veil its internal crises.
Israel-Lebanon maritime dispute
The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement says Israel will not be allowed to mine a disputed maritime field unless Lebanon gets what it deserves. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said Lebanon does not want a war, but will not permit the Israeli regime to violate Beirut’s rights. He said the issue may cause frictions with an appropriate Lebanese response, but added that it is possible Israel will surrender even without a war. He underlined that Lebanon has given great concessions, but has not achieved anything tangible yet. The Karish gas field in the Eastern Mediterranean remains at the heart of dispute between Lebanon and Israel. The Hezbollah had previously warned the regime not to carry out any extraction operations before the dispute is resolved. Lebanon also dismisses Israel’s claim that the field falls within the regime’s so-called exclusive economic zone.
Russia-Ukraine war
Russia’s foreign minister says Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine will go beyond the eastern region of Donbas. Sergei Lavrov was reacting to the flood of Western weapons into Ukraine. He warned the geographical objectives of the operation will move even further if the West delivers long-range weapons to Kiev. Russia launched the campaign in late February with the aim of demilitarizing and de-Nazifying Ukraine. It has now taken Luhansk, one of the two regions that make up the Donbas. Moscow has repeatedly warned the flood of weapons will not force the country to end the offensive and will only prolong the war. Russian troops have already captured territory in the southern regions of Zaporizhzhia and Kherson.
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