Tehran, April 17 -- Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, Esmaeil Baqaei, welcomed the recent 10-day ceasefire announcement between Lebanon and Israel, describing it as part of broader regional diplomatic understandings and praising what he called the "resistance" of the Lebanese people and fighters against Israeli military actions.

In a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, Baqaei said that the cessation of hostilities in Lebanon formed part of a ceasefire understanding between Iran and the United States following discussions in Islamabad.

He added that Tehran had consistently emphasised during talks with regional and international stakeholders the need for a simultaneous ceasefire across the regi...