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Iranian security chief Mohsen Rezaei said Iran considers Lebanon's security to be part of the security of the wider West Asian region, in remarks to Lebanon's Al-Manar network reported by Iran's IRNA news agency on Thursday. He called for an end to wars and military operations in Lebanon, Gaza and Syria. Rezaei warned that continued tension in any part of the region would have political and security repercussions for all countries involved, framing Lebanon's stability as tied to broader regional dynamics amid ongoing Israeli strikes on Lebanese territory.