Iran has told intermediaries that Lebanon must be included in any cease-fire agreement with the United States and Israel, six regional sources familiar with Iran’s position said, linking an end of the war to a halt to Israel’s offensive against Hezbollah.
Iran’s Press TV on Wednesday cited an Iranian official saying Tehran wanted any deal with the United States to secure an end to the war both on Iran and other “resistance groups” in the region.
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IDF artillery fire toward southern Lebanon. Credit: Odd Andersen/AFP
IDF artillery fire toward southern Lebanon. Credit: Odd Andersen/AFP
A senior Iranian official told Reuters on Wednesday that Tehran was still reviewing a U.S. proposal to end the regional war raging for nearly a month, indicating that Tehran had so far stopped short of rejecting it outright.
The six regional sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter, said Tehran had informed mediators as early as mid-March that it sought a deal that would also stop Israel’s attacks on Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.