A Saudi report reveals new details of an emerging framework: Israeli strikes on Lebanon would halt, and the IDF would complete a gradual withdrawal within 60 days — ahead of a planned US-Iran nuclear deal signing. The report adds that Tehran promised Hezbollah it will not sign the nuclear accord unless the Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon is finalized, according to Israel Hayom.
A Saudi report published Wednesday by Israel Hayom adds that Tehran has promised Hezbollah it will not sign the nuclear accord with Washington unless the Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon is finalized first. The report specifies a 60-day timeline for a gradual IDF withdrawal that must be completed ahead of the planned nuclear deal signing — linking the Lebanon ceasefire directly to the nuclear timetable. This is the latest in a series of disclosures that have progressively filled in the emerging framework.
The thread began Tuesday evening, June 16, with leaks of a draft U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding. At 20:06 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported the initial leak (version 1) citing a $300 billion reconstruction fund and a Lebanon ceasefire as core components. Over the next hour, Amichai Stein (i24NEWS) reported that the draft included the lifting of the naval blockade and U.S. troop withdrawal within 30 days (version 2, 20:06), and later added that the ceasefire in Lebanon and an Iranian non-production commitment were explicit (version 3, 20:06). Asaf Rozentzweig and Barak Ravid then published a 12-point draft confirming those terms (versions 4 and 5, 20:06). Bloomberg later published a 14-article full text (version 6, 20:06), and an additional report at 20:06 stated Hezbollah was told by Tehran that no final nuclear deal would be signed without a full Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon (version 7). The Saudi report (version 8, 20:06) then specified the 60-day timeline for the IDF withdrawal. Throughout, no official confirmation has been issued by Washington, Tehran, or Jerusalem.
As The Zioneer reported earlier — on Saturday, June 13 at 23:28 Jerusalem, a senior U.S. official stated that Israel would not be asked to leave Lebanon until a final agreement with Iran and Lebanon is signed. On Monday, June 15 at 11:04, Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi was reported to have made Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon a condition for signing the MOU. And at 09:21 on Tuesday, The Zioneer noted that no official confirmation of the full terms had been published and that uncertainties remained about the scope of any IDF withdrawal and Israel's right to operate against threats.
The Saudi report is attributed to a Saudi source via Israel Hayom; no Israeli, U.S., or Iranian official has confirmed its claims, and the framework remains unverified. It remains unclear whether the IDF would be required to withdraw from all of Lebanon, parts of the security zone, or its entirety, and whether Israel would retain the right to operate against imminent threats or Hezbollah movements south of the Litani.
8 developments
- DevelopingReport: IDF withdrawal timeline and critical Iran clause behind US-Iran MoU
- DevelopingSenior US official: Israel won't be asked to leave Lebanon until final Iran-Lebanon deal — at least 60 days
- StrongIran demands full IDF withdrawal from Lebanon; Israel publicly rejects, says it will not retreat
- DevelopingReport: Full Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon agreed upon
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