Lebanon Speaker Berri Thanks Iran for Including Lebanon in Iran-US Deal

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Monday thanked Iran for including a clause in the recently finalized Iran-US memorandum of understanding (MoU) that calls for an end to Israeli aggression against Lebanon.

Berri made the remarks a day after Iran's Foreign Ministry announced that the MoU had been finalized and would be officially signed in Switzerland on Friday. The top legislator expressed appreciation towards Tehran for "determination to include in the memorandum a fundamental and binding clause calling for an end to Israeli aggression against Lebanon."

He added that the "clause on the cessation of hostilities preserves Lebanon’s sovereignty over its entire territory and does not conflict with its independence or its freedom to make national and sovereign decisions."

The United States and the Israeli regime began their latest bout of unprovoked aggression against Iran on February 28. Simultaneously, the Israeli regime escalated its deadly aggression against Lebanon in violation of a standing ceasefire, and would not hesitate to breach a subsequent arrangement reached with the aim of ending the regime's unwarranted assaults targeting the Lebanese territory.

Meanwhile, the Islamic Republic would invariably insist that any ceasefire with the US should encompass all fronts, including Lebanon, describing fulfilment of the condition as indivisible to realization of peace and security in the region.

According to Mehr News Agency, Berri's statement underscores Lebanon's appreciation for Iran's stance in linking the cessation of hostilities on all fronts, including Lebanon, as part of any agreement with the United States.