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Tehran ‘supports ending Hezbollah war’ amid US push for ceasefire

American envoy due in Beirut for talks tomorrow as diplomatic efforts continue to bring the fighting to a halt

November 18, 2024 12:43
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The Litani river - Hezbollah were meant to keep troops to the north of it as part of UN resolution that followed the 2006 Second Lebanon War (Photo: Getty Images)

ByJoshua Marks, Jewish News Syndicate

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Tehran has told its Lebanese terrorist proxy Hezbollah that it supports ending the war against Israel amid an American push for a ceasefire agreement, the New York Times reported over the weekend.

Ali Larijani, senior adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, met senior Lebanese officials in Beirut last Friday to discuss the matter.

Two Iranians affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps told the NYT that Larijani conveyed messages to Hezbollah that Khamenei supported the end of the war and that the regime would assist with rebuilding the terror group's forces and recovering from the war.

The sources also said Khamenei told Hezbollah to accept the terms of a ceasefire deal that would see it retreat to north of the Litani River in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 1701 — which ended the 2006 Second Lebanon War but which was never enforced.