Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian and Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf reiterated that they see Lebanon as part of the ceasefire agreement reached between Tehran and Washington amid uncertainty over the truce.
Positioned as a potential lead negotiator for Iran in upcoming talks with the US, Ghalibaf said in a post on X that Lebanon and Hezbollah are Iran’s allies and “form an inseparable part of the ceasefire.”
He added that the ceasefire declaration posted by Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stressed the importance of Lebanon as part of the agreement.
Pezeshkian echoed Ghalibaf warning that the continuation of Israeli “aggressions” against Lebanon “will render negotiations meaningless.”
“The repeated aggression by the Zionist entity against Lebanon is a flagrant violation of the initial ceasefire agreement and a dangerous indicator of deceit and lack of commitment to potential accords,” Pezeshkian said.
Ceasefire doubts: The comments come a day after huge Israeli strikes on Lebanon’s capital Beirut left hundreds killed or wounded and triggered widespread condemnation.
Israel and the US deny that Lebanon is part of the truce that ended weeks of fighting with Iran and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said the military would “continue to strike Hezbollah wherever necessary.”
