Aoun tells Trump state will assume responsibility for implementing Israel agreement
President Joseph Aoun told his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump on Saturday that the Lebanese state will assume responsibility for implementing a recent agreement reached with Israel, his office said.
Aoun "said the Lebanese state would assume its responsibilities in implementing the framework agreement and expressed hope that the United States would help prevent any violations of the deal and ensure that all commitments are fulfilled, notably by pressuring Israel to withdraw from the areas it occupies in southern Lebanon to facilitate the deployment of the Lebanese Army up to the international border," Aoun's office said in a statement.
At the end of the call, Trump said he looked forward to meeting Aoun in Washington soon, the statement said.
28 June 2026, 03:29
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قال عضو هيئة رئاسة البرلمان الإيراني، علي رضا سليمي، في أحد برامج هيئة الإذاعة والتلفزيون الإيرانية، إن إيران ليست وحدها في الحرب، وإن لبنان يُعد جزءًا من ساحة الصراع، مضيفًا أن “لبنان يشكل عمقًا استراتيجيًا لإيران”.
وأضاف: “إذا لم يقاتل “الحزب” في بيروت، فسنضطر بلا شك إلى مواجهة الجنود الإسرائيليين على حدود طهران وكرمانشاه وأماكن أخرى”.
وأكد: “هذه قضية حيوية وجدية بالنسبة لنا”.
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Ali Reza Salimi, a member of the Iranian parliament's presiding board, stated on an Iranian state broadcaster's program that Iran is not alone in the war and that Lebanon is part of the conflict, adding that "Lebanon constitutes a strategic depth for Iran."
He added, "If Hezbollah does not fight in Beirut, we will undoubtedly be forced to confront Israeli soldiers on the borders of Tehran, Kermanshah, and other areas."
He emphasized, "This is a vital and serious issue for us."
28 June 2026, 14:29
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Can the Iranian government please inform us as to exactly when Lebanon became a province of Iran, as compared to the UN informing us as to when the Republic of Lebanon became a member state of that organisation. I'm certain that the latter was much before the Iranian claims.
28 June 2026, 16:39
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President Aoun speaks authoritatively for the Republic Of Lebanon. He is the only individual person with a democratically determined right to speak for Lebanon. Not even the Prime Minister or the head of the legislature has that authority .. only the President.
