Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran was ready to further develop cooperation with Lebanon "in all areas". AFP
"There is no doubt that reinforcement of stability and unity will defeat the greed of the Zionist enemy against Lebanese territory," Pezeshkian said in a message to Aoun published by the official IRNA news agency after his election on Thursday.
Pezeshkian expressed hope that "this election will bring political stability, economic growth and greater progress as well as peace and comfort to the dear people of Lebanon."
He added that Iran was ready to further develop cooperation with Lebanon "in all areas".
Iran backs Lebanon's Hezbollah movement, a political heavyweight that was weakened by Israel's recent war on Lebanon and the ouster in Syria of its ally president Bashar al-Assad.
After his election, Aoun vowed that the state would have "a monopoly" on weapons in Lebanon.
*This story was edited by Ahram Online.
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