Lebanon’s president has told a top Iranian security official that Beirut rejects foreign intervention and wants stability for its people.

The visit by Ali Larijani, the head of Iran’s top security body, came as the Lebanese government moves to disarm Hezbollah, the militant group that has long been Tehran’s most powerful regional ally.

Iran’s new top security official Ali Larijani signed a border security deal with Iraq on Monday as he began his first trip abroad in the role. Mr Larijani, the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council,