Lebanese President Joseph Aoun held a phone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi following the announcement of the US-Iran memorandum of understanding, i24NEWS reports. The content of the call has not been disclosed.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun spoke by phone with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday evening, following the announcement of a US-Iran memorandum of understanding, according to i24NEWS. The content of the call has not been disclosed. The conversation comes amid a flurry of regional diplomacy around the emerging MOU, which has been the subject of intensive discussions involving Lebanese, Iranian, French, and American officials in recent days. As The Zioneer has reported, Araghchi previously stated that an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon was a condition for the MOU signing, and that the end of hostilities must include all fronts, especially Lebanon. Aoun, who as Lebanese Armed Forces commander welcomed the MOU last week and called for practical steps toward stability, was elected president in January after a two-year vacancy. It remains unclear what specific issues were discussed in the call or whether it touched on the conditions for the MOU's implementation.
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