Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated Monday morning that mediation by Pakistan and Qatar has yielded 'significant progress' toward ending the war in Lebanon, according to a statement published on the official Iranian Foreign Ministry channel. Araghchi listed several achievements including the lifting of export restrictions on oil and petrochemicals, the removal of a blockade, the release of frozen assets, and the launch of a reconstruction program for Iran, adding that the 'first real test' will be the de-confliction mechanism in Lebanon.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday morning credited mediation by Pakistan and Qatar with achieving 'significant progress' in talks toward ending the war in Lebanon, according to a statement carried by the Iranian Foreign Ministry's official channel.
Araghchi listed the following outcomes: removal of restrictions on Iranian oil and petrochemical exports, lifting of a blockade, release of some frozen assets, and the launch of a large-scale reconstruction and development program for Iran. He identified the next step — the 'first real test' — as the coordination mechanism to prevent friction in Lebanon.
The remarks appear to touch on elements recently reported in the context of US-Iran negotiations. As The Zioneer reported earlier Monday (04:37 Jerusalem), mediators Qatar and Pakistan announced that the parties in Switzerland agreed to establish a de-confliction cell for Lebanon, with Araghchi quoted as saying that cell would be 'the first real test.' A related SAME-THREAD item from 04:59 Jerusalem reported Araghchi describing 'major progress' in talks with the United States toward ending the Lebanon war, while subsequent reports have highlighted Iranian conditions including a full Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon — a condition Israel has rejected.
The current statement does not mention the United States, and does not specify whether the reported achievements are already implemented or agreed in principle. No independent confirmation is available at this stage.
2 developments
- DevelopingIranian deputy FM says Hezbollah's Lebanon fighting helped advance negotiations
- DevelopingPakistan and Qatar express optimism: Iran-US deal 'almost across the finish line'
- StrongPositive progress in Switzerland: understandings toward final deal within 60 days, de-confliction mechanism for Lebanon
- StrongAraghchi says Lebanon war end inseparable from Iran's, demands full Israeli withdrawal
Source and signal
- Internal intake