Israel urged to withdraw from 'occupied areas' in Lebanon
Ahead of a planned Friday peace deal to end the U.S.-Iran war, Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf told Lebanon's parliament speaker on Tuesday that Israeli forces must pull out of occupied Lebanese territory.
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- Published Date: 07:31 | 16 June 2026
Israel must withdraw from "occupied areas" in Lebanon, Iran's top negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said on Tuesday in a call with Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, as Tehran and Washington planned to sign a peace deal on Friday to end their war.
"The people of southern Lebanon must return to their homes", Qalibaf added in a post on his Telegram channel.