Lebanese sources report that the United States is trying to persuade Iran with a proposal under which Israel would withdraw from southern Lebanon in exchange for Iran refraining from retaliating for the Dahieh strike, according to a single-source report. The report comes amid ongoing US-Iran talks and stalled implementation of the November 2024 ceasefire understandings.
Lebanese sources cited by an unverified report claim that the United States is offering Iran a diplomatic off-ramp: Israel would withdraw from southern Lebanon in exchange for Iran foregoing retaliation for the recent strike in the Dahieh neighborhood of Beirut. The proposal, if confirmed, would link the two tracks — the stalled Lebanon ceasefire implementation and the rising risk of an Iranian response to the Dahieh strike — into a single bargain.
The report, attributed to Lebanese sources but not independently corroborated, surfaces at a moment when US-Iran talks are reportedly intense. As The Zioneer has reported, Washington has been pressing both sides: an Iranian source told N12 that the US is applying heavy pressure on Iran not to retaliate, while a separate report indicated the US is seeking 'tangible progress' in Lebanon talks. An earlier report suggested the US would allow a gradual Lebanese army deployment south of the Litani alongside an Israeli withdrawal.
What remains unclear is whether Iran accepts the framing — an earlier Iranian source claimed a ceasefire text was finalized and that the US would compel Israel to end the war, while another source close to the Iranian team told Qatar no final deal had yet been reached. The report is based on a single Lebanese source cited without identification.
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