Updated 23.55 | Published 23.52
Iran believes that a requirement for the peace agreement is that Israel withdraws from Lebanon.
But Israel has stated that it will stay “as long as necessary”.
And on Tuesday there are reports of new attacks in southern Lebanon.
What is included in the agreement between Iran and the United States that will lead to peace has not yet been made public. Something about which there is still uncertainty is whether an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon shall be a condition of the agreement. Different information comes from sources with knowledge of the content of the agreement.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi believes that it would be considered a violation of the agreement on Israel remains in Lebanon.
“As long as the Israeli forces have not withdrawn from the areas they occupied during this war, the war has not completely ended,” Araghchi said on Tuesday, according to the AP.
Netanyahu: Staying “as long as necessary”
At the same time, an American source has stated to AP that the agreement would not require an Israeli withdrawal.
Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu has for its part said that the Israeli forces will remain in Lebanon, Gaza and Syria “as long as necessary”.
The Iran-backed Shia militia Hezbollah saying on Tuesday that they believe Iran, in the continuing negotiations after the deal is officially signed on Friday, will demand an Israeli withdrawal.
“We believe there will be no nuclear agreement between Iran and the United States unless Israel withdraws,” Hezbollah told Reuters.
New attacks in Lebanon
Despite the current ceasefire, there were reports of new attacks in Lebanon on Tuesday.
At least four people are said to have been killed in drone attacks against the southern parts of Lebanon, TT reports with reference to the Lebanese state news agency NNA.
Israel’s military says it attacked “a suspicious vehicle” in southern Lebanon. They also claim to have intercepted and shot down projectiles fired by Hezbollah.
After the attacks, Iran warns Israel to continue attacking Lebanon, citing the US-Iran agreement.
“Every violation will be met with a decisive and crushing response,” writes the head of the National Security Commission of Iran, Ebrahim Azizi, in a post on X.
The US-Iran agreement has been digitally signed, but the official signing ceremony will be held in Bürgenstock, Switzerland, the Swiss Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday. The site is said to have been proposed by mediators from Pakistan and Qatar along with the United States and Iran.
