{"id":807,"date":"2026-06-16T10:07:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T10:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=807"},"modified":"2026-06-16T10:07:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T10:07:23","slug":"iran-says-the-deal-to-end-the-war-with-the-us-requires-israel-to-withdraw-from-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=807","title":{"rendered":"Iran says the deal to end the war with the US requires Israel to withdraw from Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) \u2014 Iran\u2019s top diplomat said Tuesday that the deal ending the war<\/span> with the United States would also require Israel to withdraw from Lebanon. But with Israel insisting it will keep forces in Lebanon, questions are growing about the still-unpublished agreement and whether disagreement over its terms could prolong the conflict.<\/p>\n

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Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Israel\u2019s continued occupation of southern Lebanon would violate the memorandum of understanding<\/span> reached between the United States and Iran.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe end of the war in Lebanon is an inseparable part of the complete end of the war,\u201d Araghchi said in statements made to foreign diplomats in Tehran that were aired on Iranian state TV. \u201cWithout the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the territories they occupied during this war, the war has not fully come to an end.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Araghchi said further Israeli attacks on Lebanon \u201cwill be considered by us a violation of the memorandum of understanding.\u201d<\/p>\n

The United States has not said whether Lebanon was part of the final agreement. But Araghchi\u2019s description clashes with statements made by Israeli officials about the deal to end the war that started with joint U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Feb. 28.<\/p>\n

Israel is not party to the agreement. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu<\/span> on Monday described it as President Donald Trump\u2019s decision, noting Israel had its own priorities and would remain in a buffer zone in Lebanon \u201cas long as necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ambiguity mirrored developments during past negotiations, including the temporary ceasefire brokered in April. That agreement did not pave the way to broader peace or the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz after the United States and Iran announced differing frameworks.<\/p>\n

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Unresolved issues cast doubt on agreement\u2019s long-term prospects<\/h2>\n

The discrepancy underscored how much of the agreement remains apparently unresolved ahead of a planned ceremonial signing Friday in Geneva<\/span>.<\/p>\n

The agreement is meant to provide a meaningful truce in a monthslong war that has killed thousands across the Middle East, including the top leaders<\/span> of Iran\u2019s theocracy, and raised the prices of fuel, food and other basic goods far beyond the region.<\/p>\n

The unpublished agreement provides for the \u201cimmediate\u201d opening of the Strait of Hormuz and lifting of the blockade, according to a senior U.S. official who spoke to reporters on condition of anonymity to discuss outlines of the agreement on Monday.<\/p>\n

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Brokered mainly by Pakistan<\/span>, it starts with the simultaneous lifting of Iran\u2019s closure of the strait and the U.S. blockade of Iran\u2019s ports, according to Pakistani officials. The United States and Iran will then begin 60 days of negotiations over Iran\u2019s nuclear program<\/span> and the potential lifting of sanctions, Pakistani officials who helped broker the interim deal said, speaking on condition of anonymity about the unpublished text.<\/p>\n

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