Iran’s top negotiator. Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, said on Sunday that Israel’s attack on Beirut’s southern suburbs showed the United States either lacked the will to fulfill its commitments or the ability to do so, Reuters reports.
In a post on X. he said continuing on the current path would be impossible if commitments could not be fulfilled.
The deputy commander of Iran’s top joint military command. Khatam al-Anbiya central headquarters, said on Sunday that Israeli “crimes” in the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital will not go unanswered, according to state media.
The comments follow Israeli strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs that Israel claimed targeted Iran’s Lebanese ally Hezbollah.
The Israeli military said it was preparing for a possible retaliatory attack “in the coming hours”. after carrying out a deadly strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs earlier on Sunday.
“Following the IDF strike in Beirut.. the IDF is preparing for potential fire toward the territory of the state of Israel in the coming hours,” the military said.
Israel’s military chief, Eyal Zamir, said the military is “closely monitoring developments” across the region. “Lebanon is our main center of gravity,. we are also preparing for developments in other arenas,” Zamir was quoted as having said during a meeting with commanders at the Northern Command.
Egypt’s president. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, is expected to have a meeting with Donald Trump on the sidelines of the G7 summit.
The summit, which is taking place in Évian-les-Bains, on France’s eastern border with Switzerland, will start tomorrow. last three days.
A spokesperson for the Egyptian presidency said Egypt’s participation “underscores its pivotal role in advancing development. stability efforts in the Middle East”. “During the summit. President El-Sisi is scheduled to hold a multitude of bilateral meetings with participating world leaders on the sidelines of the summit, prominently featuring a bilateral meeting with US President Donald Trump,” the statement added.
Lebanon’s state-run National News agency is reporting. Israel carried out a “large bombing operation” in the southern Lebanese town of Haddatha this afternoon. No casualties or injuries were immediately reported. We will monitor for developments on this.
A senior Iranian military official has warned that Israel’s strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs would not go “unanswered” by Tehran. according to local media (see post at 11.45 for more details on the attack).
“Without a doubt. these crimes will not go unanswered,” Brigadier General Mohammad Jafar Asadi, deputy commander of Iran’s highest military command, told Defa Press news agency.
The IDF notified the US Central Command (Centcom) about its strike on Beirut’s Dahiyeh district shortly before the attack took place. according to Axios’ global affairs correspondent Barak Ravid.
Iran says that any Israeli attack on Beirut is a violation of the ceasefire with the US. could therefore derail ongoing peace talks.
Analysts say Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to sabotage the talks for his own political purposes. He clearly seems reluctant to stop the attacks on Lebanon, which the military says are only targeting Hezbollah fighters. sites, even though the strikes regularly kill civilians and destroy civilian infrastructure.
According to a statement on the Iranian foreign minister’s official Telegram account, Abbas Araghchi highlighted the fact that many observers now argue that his country has emerged more powerful from the war than the before (principally because it has shown its ability to impact the global economy through control of the strategic strait of Hormuz,. attack US-allied Gulf countries, which are incredibly vulnerable despite the fact they are meant to be safeguarded under an American security blanket).
“This change in perspective is not simply due to the country’s defense capabilities; rather, it is rooted in the steadfastness, solidarity,. resistance of the Iranian nation, which were the main support of the country in difficult days,” Araghchi wrote.
The Iranian foreign minister also spoke of Iran’s importance in relation to regional security going forward. He wrote in his post: “The experience of the recent war showed. regional security cannot be based on eliminating or ignoring Iran.”
“The countries of the region have gradually come to the realisation that sustainable security, economic development,. regional stability are only possible through cooperation, understanding, and consideration of the common interests of all countries in the region, including the Islamic Republic of Iran.”
Iran’s top negotiator. Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, said on Sunday that Israel’s attack on Beirut’s southern suburbs showed the United States either lacked the will to fulfill its commitments or the ability to do so, Reuters reports.
In a post on X. he said continuing on the current path would be impossible if commitments could not be fulfilled.
The deputy commander of Iran’s top joint military command. Khatam al-Anbiya central headquarters, said on Sunday that Israeli “crimes” in the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital will not go unanswered, according to state media.
The comments follow Israeli strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs that Israel claimed targeted Iran’s Lebanese ally Hezbollah.
Here are summary of today’s development’s so far as we wait for any concrete details on a potential peace deal between the US. Iran:
The Israeli military has launched strikes on Beirut it claimed were targeting Hezbollah infrastructure. Smoke has been seen rising over the capital.
Lebanon civil defence says three people were killed in the strikes.
The attacks follow the IDF telling people in 29 villages in southern Lebanon to leave their homes ahead of strikes.
The attack on Beirut were launched despite ongoing efforts to secure a peace deal between the US and Iran. On Saturday night Trump said the two countries would sign the deal on Sunday
However sources told Iranian media that Tehran had ‘not yet’ made a final decision on signing the deal.
This follows Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, advising caution on Saturday. “We will have to wait. see about the exact date of the signing of the memorandum of understanding, although it will not be tomorrow,” Baghaei was quoted as saying. “The possibility of this happening in the coming days cannot be ruled out.”
Qatari mediators have traveled to Tehran on Sunday to finalise the agreement according to sources. suggesting there is more detail to be resolved.
No concrete details have emerged on the deal, but it is reported that Iran has agreed not to produce or acquire a nuclear weapon under a draft memorandum of understanding between Iran’s leaders. the US, according to a senior Iranian official speaking to the Reuters news agency.
Pakistan’s prime minister. Shehbaz Sharif, said on Saturday Islamabad was preparing for an electronic signing within 24 hours to be followed by technical-level talks next week. “We are closer to a peace deal than ever before,” Sharif wrote on social media.
Pro-government night-time rallies continue across Iran,. have now been held for more than 100 nights, with some people protesting an agreement with the US. A resident in the north-eastern city of Mashhad told Reuters in Dubai. some protesters chanted: “Death to the compromiser,” in an apparent reference to the foreign minister Abbas Araqchi.
Some images from today’s Israeli strikes on Beirut. The strikes are second strikes on the capital in a week.
There was no immediate comment from Hezbollah on the Israeli statement regarding strikes on Beirut, but the group said it launched missiles. drones towards Israeli troops in southern Lebanon.
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