Iran’s top negotiator Mohammad Qalibaf reiterated Tuesday night that any violation of the ceasefire framework will be met with a countermeasure, linking recent incidents in the Strait of Hormuz and Hezbollah responses in Lebanon to enforcement of the agreement. He said the signed memorandum contains 14 articles, but progress is conditioned on full implementation of the first five.
Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Qalibaf issued a fresh warning Tuesday evening reiterating that any breach of the ceasefire framework will draw a countermeasure. Speaking on Iranian media, Qalibaf tied recent developments in the Strait of Hormuz and Hezbollah's responses in southern Lebanon to the enforcement of the agreement, asserting that violations are being monitored and met with calibrated responses. He stated that the signed memorandum contains 14 articles but that progress to subsequent articles is conditioned on full implementation of the first five, adding that the parties will not advance until those core terms are met.
As The Zioneer reported earlier Tuesday evening at 22:36 Jerusalem, Qalibaf had first issued this warning within the same framework. The latest statement reaffirms the position in greater detail, explicitly linking enforcement actions in the Gulf and on the Lebanon front to the agreement's implementation mechanism.
The statement comes against a backdrop of mutual accusations between Israel and Hezbollah over ceasefire adherence since a US-driven framework was established in early June, with the Lebanese group repeatedly reserving its right to respond to what it terms Israeli violations. The Strait of Hormuz dimension adds a regional maritime flashpoint to the enforcement landscape.
2 developments
- StrongIran says today's talks focus on monitoring MoU compliance, warns final deal hinges on ending Lebanon war
- StrongIran's Qalibaf: US committed to Lebanon war's end, warns Tehran ready for war if talks fail
- StrongIranian source sets five preconditions before final deal talks
- StrongIranian parliament speaker Ghalibaf: 'No ifs, buts, or excuses' as deal approaches
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