As part of his ongoing visit to Beirut, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held a meeting with Hassan Diab, prime minister of the Lebanese government with a caretaker capacity, on Friday. In the meeting, Foreign Minister Zarif expressed the Iranian government and nation’s sympathy with the people and government of Lebanon over the recent explosion, and voiced Iran’s readiness to cooperate in the reconstruction process and repairing the damages caused by the Beirut blast. Diab, for his part, thanked Iran for expressing preparedness for help. He also pointed to Lebanon’s urgent needs, particularly for the treatment of patients and the necessary items for the reconstruction of dwellings in Beirut.