WANA (Jun 16) – An informed source close to the Iranian negotiating team has rejected claims that Lebanon was excluded from the recently agreed memorandum, describing reports attributed to a U.S. official as inaccurate.

 

According to sources familiar with the negotiations, several amendments were made to the memorandum during the final hours of talks. One of the most significant changes, they said, was the inclusion of a clause emphasizing “respect for Lebanon’s territorial integrity and sovereignty,” which was added during the final stage of drafting the agreement.

 

The source also pointed to another key provision in the memorandum, which calls for the “immediate and permanent end of the war between Iran, the United States, and their allies.”

 

According to the source close to the Iranian negotiating team, the simultaneous emphasis on ending hostilities and the addition of the Lebanon-related clause carry implications that extend beyond a purely diplomatic or legal framework. Some political observers view the move as sending broader regional signals.

 

The remarks came in response to a report by Qatar’s Al Jazeera, which cited a U.S. official as saying that a withdrawal from Lebanon was not part of the agreement between Iran and the United States. The informed source close to the Iranian negotiating team firmly rejected that claim, describing it as false.