The Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar, identified with Hezbollah, reports that Iran has received a final answer from the United States confirming that Lebanon is included in the emerging agreement. The report adds that President Donald Trump spoke three times with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding Lebanon, according to the report.
The Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar reports this morning that Iran has secured a final commitment from Washington that Lebanon will be included in the emerging US-Iran memorandum of understanding. According to the report, the communication involved three phone conversations between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the Lebanon issue.
The report comes against the backdrop of intensifying US-Iran diplomacy. As The Zioneer previously reported, Trump and Netanyahu spoke on June 11 about the Iran deal, with Trump stating the agreement was in an "almost final stage." Trump had earlier said on June 8 that he did not demand Lebanon be part of the Iran agreement—a position this new report would appear to contradict.
The Al-Akhbar report is a single-source, single-channel report from a publication closely tied to Hezbollah, which has its own interests in the outcome of US-Iran negotiations regarding Lebanon's status. No official US, Israeli, or Iranian confirmation of the reported development has been cited. The report claims the answer from Washington was "final" but provides no additional details on the content or terms of the arrangement for Lebanon.
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