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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is in Lebanon for talks on Friday, in a visit that demonstrates Iran’s solidarity with the Lebanese people, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said in a post on X. But observers suspect that the talks may focus on who will succeed the slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli air strike a week ago. Iran is the closest ally of the Lebanese Shiite militia, which has been severely weakened by the death of its leader. The minister is accompanied by two lawmakers and the head of the Iranian Crescent, a sister organi…

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