Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that under an agreement with the US, Israel will withdraw IDF forces from Lebanon. He also claimed control of the Strait of Hormuz will not return to its pre-war status, asserting sovereignty over it belongs to Iran and Oman.
At 22:15 Jerusalem, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi delivered a televised address making two claims: that a deal with the United States commits Israel to withdrawing IDF forces from Lebanon, and that control of the Strait of Hormuz will not return to its pre-war status, asserting exclusive Iranian and Omani sovereignty. The statement adds a Strait of Hormuz dimension to a thread that began at 22:15 Jerusalem with Araghchi rejecting US nuclear demands and then, in multiple statements, detailing a two-stage, 14-article memorandum of understanding that would end the war on all fronts — including Lebanon — and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Over seven consecutive versions since 22:15 Jerusalem, Araghchi has consistently framed the MOU as ensuring Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon, though he has offered no timeline, scope, or verification mechanisms. US and Israeli officials have not publicly corroborated any such understanding.
The Zioneer's coverage of the thread shows the same claim evolving across a single evening. At 22:15 Jerusalem, initial reports (Barak Betesh / i24NEWS) quoted Araghchi saying US nuclear demands were deferred to final deal talks. By the third version at 22:15 Jerusalem, he detailed a 14-article, two-stage MOU that would declare an end to war on all fronts, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and arrange frozen funds. In subsequent versions at 22:15 Jerusalem, he repeated that the MOU would lead to Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon. The seventh version at 22:15 Jerusalem (Asaf Rozentzweig / N12) added the explicit requirement that the end-of-war framework necessitates Israeli withdrawal from areas it controls in southern Lebanon. Throughout, the source remains a single channel — Araghchi's own statements — without corroboration from other newsrooms or on-record confirmation from Jerusalem or Washington.
Context reported by The Zioneer: On June 6, 21:41 Jerusalem, The Zioneer cited a UNIFIL source reporting that the IDF had halted village destruction in southern Lebanon, coinciding with a ceasefire announcement. That same day, 22:59 Jerusalem, the Upper Galilee saw an explosive drone strike in the security zone — the third consecutive day without direct Hezbollah fire toward northern Israeli communities. A senior Israeli security official, quoted by Ynet at 18:49 Jerusalem, said IDF forces were at peak readiness for a strike on Iran before President Trump's call canceled the operation, and stressed that Israel's posture in Lebanon remains unchanged as Hezbollah is being 'crushed' with approximately 15,000 homes destroyed.
Araghchi's claim regarding the Strait of Hormuz is new to this version of the thread and remains an attributed Iranian assertion. No independent confirmation exists for either the purported MOU terms or the Israeli withdrawal timeline. The nuclear issue — central to the original US-Iran dispute — was stated by Araghchi to be deferred to the second stage of talks, with no public indication from US or international mediators that such a framework has been agreed.
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