Report: U.S.-Iran Understanding Would Require Israel to Begin Withdrawing From Lebanon

Saudi media reported today (Wednesday) that the agreement between Iran and the U.S. includes a halt to Israeli strikes in Lebanon. According to the report, the Iranian regime promised Hezbollah that after the initial agreement is signed this coming Friday, Israel will have to begin gradually withdrawing from Lebanon.

The Israeli withdrawal will be completed before the date set for signing the nuclear agreement with Iran. In other words, within the 60-day framework. It was also reported that Tehran promised it would not sign the nuclear agreement with Washington if the Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon is not completed.

At the same time, U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, who is set to meet Friday in Switzerland with the Iranian representative for the official signing of the agreement, said overnight in an interview with the American media that the reason the memorandum with Iran was not published was due to a request from the mediators — Qatar and Pakistan — not to make it public, "because of the sensitivity of the issue."

In the interview, Vance rejected the criticism voiced in recent days about the memorandum of understanding by media figures and influencers identified with the American and Israeli right. Among the critics was conservative radio host Mark Levin, who sharply attacked the agreement and demanded that its full details be made public and that it be brought before Congress for approval.

According to Vance, "Those same voices are choosing to believe the narrative promoted by Iran specifically when it comes to this agreement, while on every other issue they completely reject the claims of the regime in Tehran. If you find yourselves embracing Iranian propaganda only when it relates to this deal, maybe you should take another look at your information sources. The deal's critics are not offering a practical alternative. The policy they are pushing means continued fighting with no defined goal and no clear American interest."

"They want the confrontation to continue until the last bomb is dropped or the last Iranian dies. That is not what the president of the United States wants. Trump achieved the goals he set for himself when the operation began: damaging Iran's nuclear program, reducing Iran's ability to threaten its neighbors, and preventing a situation in which a terror regime obtains nuclear weapons. The president believes we achieved those goals."