Aoun tells Trump state will assume responsibility for implementing Israel agreement
President Joseph Aoun told his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump on Saturday that the Lebanese state will assume responsibility for implementing a recent agreement reached with Israel, his office said.
Aoun "said the Lebanese state would assume its responsibilities in implementing the framework agreement and expressed hope that the United States would help prevent any violations of the deal and ensure that all commitments are fulfilled, notably by pressuring Israel to withdraw from the areas it occupies in southern Lebanon to facilitate the deployment of the Lebanese Army up to the international border," Aoun's office said in a statement.
At the end of the call, Trump said he looked forward to meeting Aoun in Washington soon, the statement said.
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Ali Reza Salimi, a member of the Iranian parliament's presiding board, stated on an Iranian state broadcaster's program that Iran is not alone in the war and that Lebanon is part of the conflict, adding that "Lebanon constitutes a strategic depth for Iran."
He added, "If Hezbollah does not fight in Beirut, we will undoubtedly be forced to confront Israeli soldiers on the borders of Tehran, Kermanshah, and other areas."
He emphasized, "This is a vital and serious issue for us."
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I was going to ask the headline, "Which state? California?"
قال عضو هيئة رئاسة البرلمان الإيراني، علي رضا سليمي، في أحد برامج هيئة الإذاعة والتلفزيون الإيرانية، إن إيران ليست وحدها في الحرب، وإن لبنان يُعد جزءًا من ساحة الصراع، مضيفًا أن “لبنان يشكل عمقًا استراتيجيًا لإيران”.
وأضاف: “إذا لم يقاتل “الحزب” في بيروت، فسنضطر بلا شك إلى مواجهة الجنود الإسرائيليين على حدود طهران وكرمانشاه وأماكن أخرى”.
وأكد: “هذه قضية حيوية وجدية بالنسبة لنا”.