Iran has threatened to torpedo the reported US-Iran agreement unless the IDF withdraws from all Lebanese territory by tonight or tomorrow morning at the latest, according to a single Iranian source. The ultimatum follows days of escalating rhetoric over continued Israeli military operations in southern Lebanon since the ceasefire announcement.
Iran has issued a new ultimatum in the ongoing crisis over Israel's military presence in southern Lebanon, threatening to collapse the reported agreement between Tehran and Washington unless the IDF withdraws from all Lebanese territory by late tonight or early Tuesday morning at the latest, according to a single Iranian source.
The threat follows a pattern of increasingly urgent warnings from Iranian officials over the past week. As The Zioneer reported earlier today (Monday at 16:13 Jerusalem), senior Iranian negotiators were already furious, claiming they were misled about an expected Israeli withdrawal that was supposed to have begun overnight. A separate Iranian source had warned at 02:36 that Israel had until morning hours to halt operations.
The current ultimatum raises the stakes further, directly linking the survival of the nascent diplomatic track — which had appeared to be progressing toward a Memorandum of Understanding — to a concrete military outcome on the ground in Lebanon. The IDF has carried out at least one airstrike in southern Lebanon since the ceasefire was announced, and has halted advances into new territory but continues to hold captured areas.
It remains unclear whether the threat represents the official position of Iran's leadership or the view of hardline elements in the negotiating team. No Israeli, US, or international confirmation of the ultimatum has been issued. The single-source nature of the report means the bulletin carries Developing confidence.
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- DevelopingIran delegation threatens to quit negotiations if Israeli strikes on Lebanon continue
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