Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tuesday evening that negotiations with the United States will not resume until the clause concerning Lebanon in the memorandum of understanding is implemented, and that no final agreement will be reached without a full Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, according to a report. The statement sharpens Tehran's preconditions for diplomatic progress.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi issued a new statement Tuesday evening, 19:11 Jerusalem time, stipulating two conditions for advancing negotiations with the United States. According to the report, Araghchi said talks will not resume unless the clause concerning Lebanon in the memorandum of understanding is implemented, and that no final agreement will be signed without a full Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon.
The statement follows a similar message earlier Tuesday from an Iranian source, reported at 18:14 Jerusalem, which said negotiations would not resume without Israeli withdrawal. Araghchi's own remarks add the specific reference to the MoU's Lebanon clause, linking the diplomatic track directly to the text of the understanding.
This is the latest in a series of Iranian statements over the past weeks reiterating that any agreement with the United States must include an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon. The Zioneer reported earlier today and on previous days that Tehran has consistently linked the Lebanon front to the broader nuclear and security talks. The new statement does not mention a timeline or the status of the MoU's other provisions.
The report is based on a single source, and no independent confirmation has been published by other outlets as of this writing. The degree of implementation of the MoU's Lebanon clause remains unclear, and it is not known whether the United States has responded to Araghchi's conditions.
2 developments
- DevelopingIran sets four conditions before final deal talks with US
- DevelopingIran conditions final agreement with US on halt to Lebanon hostilities
- StrongIran says negotiations will stop if Israel does not withdraw from Lebanon
- StrongAraghchi says Lebanon war end inseparable from Iran's, demands full Israeli withdrawal
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