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Vance: US-Iran deal extends to Lebanon

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US Vice President JD Vance declared on Wednesday that thememorandum of understanding (MoU) reached between Washington and Tehranconstitutes a broader regional peace agreement covering Israel, Lebanon, andthe Arab Gulf states.

    Speaking in a TV interview, Vance acknowledged that ongoingIsraeli military operations in Lebanon could complicate the settlement."This is a regional peace agreement. It will include the Gulf, Israel, andLebanon. The key point is that it is a genuine regional peace agreement."

    Leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized nations (G7)welcomed the US-Iran agreement the same day and voiced support for Lebanon'ssovereignty, security, and stability.

    Iran's state-affiliated Mehr News Agency and Bloomberg bothpublished draft texts of the MoU, each containing a US commitment to ceasefireprovisions across all fronts, including Lebanon.

    Iran's chief nuclear negotiator and Parliament SpeakerMohammad Bagher Ghalibaf told his Lebanese counterpart, Parliament SpeakerNabih Berri, by phone that Washington must compel Israel to end its militarycampaign in Lebanon, halt home demolitions, and withdraw from occupied Lebaneseterritory.

    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that Israel wouldcontinue to occupy southern Lebanon regardless of the Washington-Tehranframework.

    Hezbollah, the Iran-backed armed group, said it had receivedassurances from Tehran that Iran would press for Israeli troop withdrawal fromLebanon in the next phase of negotiations with Washington.

    The Iran-aligned Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters reported84 Israeli violations of the Lebanon ceasefire in the two days following thedeal's announcement, warning that Israeli forces would face a strong responseif the attacks on southern Lebanon continued.

    Israeli artillery struck the Ali al-Taher heights and theoutskirts of Nabatieh al-Fawqa in southern Lebanon on Wednesday morning, whileIsraeli aircraft carried out a separate airstrike near the town of Kfar Tebnitin the Nabatieh district. Ten rockets were subsequently fired toward Israelitroop concentrations near Kfar Tebnit, according to local media.

    The Lebanese Ministry of Health reported that the cumulativedeath toll in Lebanon since March 2 has surpassed 3,826, with more than 11,851wounded —figures that do not include four additional fatalities recorded inTuesday's strikes.

    The formal signing of the US-Iran MoU is scheduled for June19 in Switzerland.

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