Iranian Speaker Says Lebanon Ceasefire Matters as Much as Iran's

Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that a ceasefire and an end to the war in Lebanon are as important for Tehran as a ceasefire and an end to the war in Iran. In his remarks, he also claimed that “the Islamabad memorandum of understanding has turned into a declaration of America’s defeat.”

The statement presents the Lebanese front as directly tied to Iran’s own interests, while framing the reported memorandum as a political setback for Washington. No further details were given about the agreement or the context in which Ghalibaf made the comments.