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Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei attended the commemoration ceremony of Hassan Nasrallah and led the Friday prayers “for the first time in 5 years” today.

But even as he did so, Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, was in Beirut, appearing eager to convey Iran’s readiness to support a joint cease-fire in Lebanon and in Gaza. The contrasting diplomacy and defiance spotlighted Iran’s efforts to assert its regional power while limiting damage to its land and people.