Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Thursday that the United States bears responsibility under the memorandum of understanding to end the war on all fronts, including Lebanon, according to a report from an Israeli Arab affairs desk. The statement comes amid Iran's ongoing diplomatic pressure campaign.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reiterated on Thursday that the United States bears responsibility under the emerging US-Iran memorandum of understanding to end the war on all fronts, with an explicit emphasis on Lebanon, according to an Israeli Arab affairs desk. Araghchi stated: 'We emphasize again Washington's responsibility in accordance with the memorandum of understanding to end the war on all fronts, including Lebanon.' The statement comes on the heels of a week-long diplomatic push in which Araghchi has called counterparts in Turkey, Iraq, Egypt, Russia, and Saudi Arabia, consistently casting the US as the guarantor of a regional ceasefire.
Since Thursday morning, The Zioneer has published three versions of this thread, all timestamped Thu 10:08 Jerusalem. The first, quoting an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman in Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Akhbar, laid down the core demand: full Israeli withdrawal from all Lebanese territory as a condition for a final deal within 60 days. The second, attributed to Araghchi directly via a Telegram report, hardened the demand to a formal requirement that no agreement is acceptable without such a withdrawal. The third, also sourced to Al-Akhbar, added that any violation of the withdrawal clause would be treated as a formal breach of the MOU, with the US as guarantor. The Thursday statement extends the same demands to 'all fronts,' including Lebanon, and reasserts the US role.
As The Zioneer reported earlier this week (Mon Jun 15, 11:33 Jerusalem; Tue Jun 16, 14:57 Jerusalem), Araghchi has framed any Israeli attack on Lebanon or continued presence in occupied lands as a breach of the MOU. The Iranian position consistently links a Lebanon ceasefire to a full Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon — a demand that contradicts Israeli briefings regarding security zones, as The Zioneer noted on Tue Jun 16, 11:28 Jerusalem.
The Thursday remarks appear as a direct attributed statement, though no full text or original source was provided. It remains unverified whether Araghchi made the remark in a public appearance, a phone call, or a written statement, and whether the 'all fronts' formulation includes Gaza, Syria, or other arenas beyond Lebanon.
4 developments
- StrongIran's Araghchi tells Turkey, Iraq, Egypt: US responsible for enforcing deal, Israel must halt Lebanon strikes
- DevelopingIran's Araghchi: Ending Lebanon war is 'most crucial issue' in US-Iran MOU
- StrongAraghchi says Lebanon war end inseparable from Iran's, demands full Israeli withdrawal
- StrongIran warns US must enforce Lebanon ceasefire obligations from MoU
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