Iran parl. speaker tells Lebanese counterpart: Our lives are one, Iran-Lebanon bond unbreakable

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has described the bond between Iran and Lebanon as unbreakable, stressing that any ceasefire agreement between Tehran and Washington must include a halt to Israeli attacks on all fronts, particularly Lebanon.

In a phone conversation with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Tuesday, Qalibaf said that “our lives are one, and the bond between Iran and Lebanon is unbreakable.”

He praised Hezbollah and the Amal movement for defending both their homeland and the Islamic Ummah.

Ghalibaf, who also heads Iran’s negotiating team, made clear that if a deal to end the war between Iran and the United States is reached, it will include the cessation of hostilities on all fronts, with special emphasis on Lebanon.

“Over the past 48 hours, we have seriously pursued a halt to Israeli attacks. If the crimes continue, we will not only suspend the talks but also stand against the Zionist regime,” he warned.

“We are determined to establish a ceasefire across all of Lebanon, especially in the south.”

Berri, for his part, thanked the Islamic Republic for its efforts to stop Israeli atrocities.

“Lebanon will never forget Iran’s positive stances during this critical stage,” he said.

On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he ordered the military to strike the Dahiyeh area, a Shia-majority area in Beirut’s southern suburbs, and issued sweeping evacuation orders covering the entire district.

Araghchi: Israeli attacks on Lebanon violate Iran-US ceasefire

Foreign Minister Araghchi says the ceasefire agreement between Iran and the United States applies across “all fronts, including Lebanon.”

In response, Iran’s central military command issued a warning that if Israel carried out its threat to bomb southern Beirut, Iranian forces would retaliate against northern occupied territories.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry also declared that Tehran stands ready to help Lebanon resist “illegal aggression” and that a Lebanon ceasefire is “an integral part of any ceasefire and any final agreement” with the US.

Shortly after Iran’s warning, Trump announced on social media that he had intervened.

“I had a very productive conversation, and there will be no soldiers arriving in Beirut, and any soldier who was on the way has already turned back,” Trump wrote following a call with Netanyahu.

He also claimed to have brokered a parallel understanding with Hezbollah through senior representatives, saying the Lebanese resistance group had agreed to stop all attacks in return for Israel not attacking them.

A Pakistan brokered ceasefire between Tehran and Washington has been in place since early April, but Israel has carried out daily attacks on Lebanon in violation of the truce.

Iran has consistently insisted that any ceasefire must be comprehensive, covering all fronts including Lebanon, and has repeatedly warned that it will not tolerate Israeli aggression against the Arab country.

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