Iran says that the conflict in Lebanon between Israel and the Hezbollah terror group will top the agenda in talks with the United States in Switzerland today, as well as issues such as frozen Iranian funds and the sale of the country’s oil.
“The Zionist regime continues to violate its commitment in Lebanon, this issue will be the main topic of discussion in today’s talks,” foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says in a video shared by IRNA state news agency.
Tehran said on Thursday it had signed a deal with Washington to end months of hostilities that began on February 28 following US-Israeli attacks on the Iranian regime.
Israel had no part in negotiating the memorandum of understanding. Still, the terms of the opening clause, permanently ending the war and ruling out any resumption, indicate that it is binding on the US, Iran “and their allies.” Israel had resisted efforts for a ceasefire in Lebanon to be made part of the US-Iran deal.
Channel 12 reported yesterday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed the IDF to “hold its fire” in Lebanon, amid a flare-up that Israel blamed on Hezbollah’s attacks on troops in south Lebanon.
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