Hezbollah's deputy political council head Mahmoud Qamati said in an interview to Russia Today Arabic that the emerging US-Iran agreement could open a window — or even a large door — for de-escalation and solutions in the region and especially in Lebanon. Qamati stressed that Lebanon has become part of the regional conflict and part of its solutions, adding that it has a 'back and protection' from Iran. He expressed Hezbollah's desire for the deal to succeed, listing conditions including an end to Israeli operations on Lebanese soil, a full withdrawal of IDF forces from Lebanon, release of Lebanese prisoners, and an end to Israeli violations.
The remarks from Hezbollah's Mahmoud Qamati — the deputy head of the group's political council — came in an Arabic-language interview broadcast Tuesday on the Russian state-funded channel Russia Today (RT Arabic). Qamati explicitly framed the US-Iran agreement, details of which remain unconfirmed publicly, as a positive development that could produce broader regional calm. He listed four core expectations Hezbollah holds for the deal's implementation: a full cessation of what he termed 'aggression' on Lebanese soil, a complete IDF withdrawal from Lebanon, the release of Lebanese detainees held in Israel, and an end to Israeli violations of Lebanese sovereignty. The statement reinforces Hezbollah's official endorsement of the agreement, which the group issued Monday. The Zioneer reported Monday that Hezbollah formally blessed the reported framework. On Friday, unverified reports attributed to Hezbollah-linked outlets claimed Iran secured US confirmation for Lebanon's inclusion in the deal, including terms for an Israeli withdrawal. Israel's security establishment, as The Zioneer reported earlier Tuesday, has stressed that the emerging agreement does not limit IDF operations in southern Lebanon, and that Israel is determined to strike deep in Lebanon if necessary. The Israeli position aims to decouple any diplomatic framework from the IDF's current maneuver in the south. Qamati's interview is the most detailed articulation yet of Hezbollah's political conditions for the deal, though he did not address the status of Hezbollah's military capabilities or disarmament. The remarks remain unverified by independent sources.
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