Hezbollah says Iran will push for Lebanon's inclusion in any US deal
With reports of an imminent US-Iran understanding, Hezbollah says Tehran remains committed to ending the fighting in Lebanon as part of any broader regional agreement.
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Hassan Fadlallah, an MP from the "Loyalty to the Resistance" bloc, said on Friday that Hezbollah is confident Iran will insist on including Lebanon in any agreement reached with the United States, as hopes grow for a breakthrough between Tehran and Washington.
Hezbollah, which was founded by Iran's Revolutionary Guard in 1982, entered the regional conflict in support of Tehran on March 2 by launching attacks on Israel. Israel responded with a military campaign that resulted in the deaths of thousands of people in Lebanon.
Iranian officials have repeatedly stressed that ending the fighting in Lebanon must be part of any broader agreement.
In excerpts of a speech aired by Al-Manar TV, Fadlallah said: "If the agreement happens, we have complete confidence in the Islamic Republic. We have witnessed this heroic confrontation against Israeli aggression, and we are confident that it insists on including the Lebanese issue in any agreement."
Israeli forces have occupied large areas of southern Lebanon, while new Israeli airstrikes on several towns and villages were reported on Friday.
A Western source told Reuters that a memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran aimed at ending the war in the Gulf region could be signed by Sunday.
The source noted that the text of the memorandum is still being drafted and that Iran continues to maintain its position that any agreement must bring an end to the fighting in Lebanon.