Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem said in a recorded speech Tuesday that the US-Iran memorandum of understanding included a central clause demanding a cessation of aggression, which he said forced the US to 'surrender.' Qassem also reiterated that President Trump remains constrained by the agreement, preventing Israeli action against Iran.
In a recorded speech Tuesday, Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem further specified that Iran insisted on a central clause in the US-Iran memorandum of understanding demanding a cessation of aggression, which he claims forced Washington to surrender. This new detail, reported by The Zioneer at 12:39 Jerusalem, elaborates on his earlier statements today. The speech was delivered in a recorded format, with no additional context provided on the timing or location of the recording.
The Zioneer first reported Qassem's remarks at 10:47 Jerusalem, when he declared 'America failed, Iran won' and urged Lebanon to stop making concessions in negotiations with Israel. By 12:13 Jerusalem, he had expanded the claims, asserting that the US-Iran memorandum constituted a US surrender and that President Trump remains constrained by the deal, preventing Israeli action against Iran. The latest comments add the specific claim that Iran forced a central ceasefire clause into the memorandum.
Qassem's statements are part of an ongoing rhetorical campaign by Hezbollah to frame the US-Iran agreement as a strategic victory for the 'resistance axis.' As The Zioneer reported earlier this week, Qassem has called for exploiting the diplomatic framework to pressure Israel out of Lebanon. Background reporting from June indicated that the US relayed Israel's no-escation pledge to Iran after Hezbollah ceasefire violations, and the State Department endorsed Prime Minister Netanyahu's stance conditioning withdrawal from Lebanon on Hezbollah's disarmament.
The full text of the US-Iran memorandum has not been published, and Qassem's claims cannot be independently verified. The timing and location of his recorded speech remain unknown. Additionally, the specific mechanism by which Iran allegedly forced the clause remains unclear.
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