DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s foreign minister declared Tuesday that a true end to the conflict cannot happen without Israel pulling its forces out of Lebanese territory they seized during the war.
Iranian state television reported that Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi made the statement while briefing foreign diplomats. The network did not broadcast the actual remarks, but displayed them as an on-screen graphic.
“The end of the war in Lebanon is an inseparable part of complete end of the war,” Araghchi was quoted as saying. “Without the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the territories they occupied during this war, the war has not fully come to an end.”
Araghchi also warned that any additional Israeli military action in Lebanon “will be considered by us a violation of the Memorandum of Understanding.”
The full contents of the interim agreement between the parties remain unknown, as the document has not been released to the public.
