Iran FM says ending war in Lebanon 'most important issue' in US deal
- Last updated: June 16, 2026 | 11:59
A displaced woman checks her mobile phone as she waits to return to her village following the announcement of an initial ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, on Monday. AP
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Tuesday that ending the war in Lebanon was the "most important issue" in the peace deal with the United States announced the day before.
"The important point I want to emphasise here is that in our view, there are two parties to this memorandum -- one side is America and Israel, and the other side is Iran and Hizbollah," said Araghchi during a briefing with foreign diplomats broadcast on state television.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stands waiting to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin for the talks at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. File/AP
"This is perhaps the most important issue in the memorandum -- the declaration of an immediate and permanent end to the war on all fronts, including in Lebanon," he said.
Agence France-Presse