Conflicting reports emerge on whether Iran deal covers Lebanon

“Conflicting reports emerge on whether Iran deal covers Lebanon While the BBC has reported that the agreement does not include Lebanon, The Times of Israel is citing a senior US official as saying the memorandum of understanding still envisions a ceasefire covering Lebanon, as well as Iran. The official said the deal is not conditioned on Israel withdrawing from Lebanon. “The deal is a ceasefire, but it will not be a one-way ceasefire. If Iran is not able to control Hezbollah, and if they attack Israeli positions or Israeli towns, Israel will have the right to defend themselves and respond,” the US official said. The official also pointed to continuing talks between Israel and Lebanon, despite criticism that they can achieve little without Hezbollah’s cooperation. “The first point in the MOU talks about how Iran and its allies and America and its allies seek to end hostilities and hopefully have a final peace that hopefully will include a lot of these proxy groups,” the US official said. “Hopefully this will help us get the Israel-Lebanon normalization and peace done properly.”

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