Iran says the deal to end the war with the US requires Israel to withdraw from Lebanon
Iran’s foreign minister said the agreement will fail unless Israel leaves southern Lebanon, where troops still occupy territory and fighting has killed nearly 4,000 people.
- On Tuesday, Hezbollah claimed Iran guaranteed it will not sign a final nuclear agreement with the United States unless Israel withdraws from southern Lebanon, effectively conditioning the deal on Israeli withdrawal.
- An interim deal between Iran and the United States aimed to end the war, though outstanding issues regarding the Israeli military operation in Lebanon remained unresolved when negotiations began.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed President Donald Trump that Israel does not consider itself bound by the Lebanese clause, insisting his troops will remain in southern Lebanon as needed.
- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned that further Israeli attacks on Lebanese territory would violate the Memorandum of Understanding, calling the end of the Lebanon war 'inseparable' from complete peace.
- Markets weighed the prospect of supplies resuming through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, with oil prices falling nearly 3% to fresh three-month lows amid the interim deal's potential economic relief.
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Iran says initial deal to end war with U.S. requires Israel to withdraw from Lebanon
Iran’s top diplomat said Tuesday that the tentative deal to end the war with the United States would require Israel to withdraw from Lebanon – a condition Israel has already rejected and that could sink the agreement, leading to the…
Iran says a condition for a peace deal is that Israel withdraw from Lebanon. But Israel has said it will stay “as long as necessary.” And on Tuesday
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