Iranian foreign minister visits Lebanon on his way to Syria
Iran's foreign minister who negotiated Tehran's landmark nuclear deal with world powers is visiting Lebanon on his way to Syria later this week.
Jawad Zarif arrived on Tuesday in Beirut where he is to hold talks with Lebanese officials before proceeding on to Damascus. Iran is Syrian President Bashar Assad's strongest supporter and has been marketing itself as a key player that could help resolve Syria's crisis following the successfully brokered nuclear deal. The Syrian conflict has killed more than 250,000 people since it broke out in March 2011.
