BEIRUT: Iran has informed intermediaries that Lebanon must be included in any cease-fire agreement with the US and Israel, according to six regional sources familiar with Iran’s position, tying the conclusion of the conflict to a halt in Israel’s operation against Hezbollah.
Iran’s Press TV quoted an Iranian official on Wednesday as saying Tehran wanted any settlement with the US to cease the war against Iran and other “resistance groups” in the region. A senior Iranian official told Reuters on Wednesday that Tehran was still considering a US plan to halt the almost month-long regional war, hinting that Tehran had not yet rejected it outright.
According to six regional sources who spoke on condition of anonymity owing to the delicacy of the topic, Tehran approached mediators in mid-March to seek a compromise that would also end Israel’s attacks on the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards established Hezbollah in 1982, and it is widely regarded as the driving force behind Iran’s regional alliance of armed actors. It started fire on Israel on March 2 in solidarity with Tehran, resulting in an Israeli air and ground campaign in Lebanon. Iran’s foreign ministry, Israel’s foreign ministry, and the Israeli military did not immediately respond to Reuters’ questions.
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