Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei has announced sending 10 tonnes of food and medicine to Lebanon, where hundreds of thousands have been displaced due to Israeli attacks.

“A package of 10 tons of foodstuff and medicine will also be delivered as part of our humanitarian assistance to Lebanon,” Baghaei said in a post on X.

He expressed Iran’s “steadfast” solidarity with the “brave people of Lebanon”.

“The whole region should recognize the critical situation Lebanon faces and its dire implications for the future of our nations,” the official added.

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