Iran said Thursday morning that continued Israeli military operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon would be considered a violation of the ceasefire deal, and that the United States will be held responsible. The statement, published by a single source, frames the demand as 'dictating terms,' according to the source. It echoes Iran's position that ending hostilities in Lebanon is inseparable from the broader US-Iran memorandum of understanding.
Iran warned on Thursday that continued Israeli military operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon would constitute a violation of the ceasefire deal, and that the United States will be held responsible. The statement was posted by a single source and frames the position as 'dictating terms.'
The warning follows days of Iranian signaling linking the end of hostilities in Lebanon to the broader US-Iran memorandum of understanding, which was signed overnight Wednesday. As The Zioneer reported on Wednesday (Jun 17), Iran's Foreign Ministry has tied the MoU to an end to fighting on all fronts, especially Lebanon. On Monday (Jun 15), Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaie stated that Lebanon appears multiple times in the agreement and that ending the war there is inseparable from the overall deal. By Wednesday evening (Jun 17), Baghaie had escalated the language, warning that continued Israeli attacks on Lebanon would constitute a breach of the MoU and that the US is responsible for securing Israeli compliance. In a subsequent statement on Wednesday at 20:58 Jerusalem, Baghaie cast doubt on the planned US-Iran talks in Switzerland and rejected removing enriched uranium from Iran as a path forward.
The new Iranian statement does not specify what measures Tehran would take in response, nor does it cite a named official or institution. The claim remains single-sourced and unverified by independent channels. Israel's security establishment has previously stated that the MoU does not limit IDF operations in southern Lebanon.
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Source and signal
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