Khamenei ties US-Iran peace deal to Israel ending attacks on Lebanon

Iran’s supreme leader calls for ‘absolute, unconditional termination’ of Israel’s attacks on Lebanon amid reports of renewed diplomacy.Published On 26 Jul 202626 Jul 2026Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has said that peace between Tehran and the United States is contingent on Israel stopping its attacks on Lebanon.Khamenei made the statement in a post on X on Sunday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3US and Iran hit pause on strikes for second daylist 2 of 3From paradise to ‘pilot zone’ disaster: Returning to destroyed Lebanon homelist 3 of 3Israel obstructing takeover of pilot zones in Lebanon’s south: Militaryend of listIran “has designated the preservation of Lebanon’s territorial integrity, and the absolute, unconditional termination of the Zionist regime’s aggression as the primary condition for any agreement to ending the imposed war against the aggressive US,” he wrote.Khamenei also voiced his support for the Lebanese group Hezbollah, its former leader, Hassan Nasrallah, and the people of southern Lebanon – the focal point of Israel’s attacks – in a series of posts.“The Islamic Republic of Iran considers the defense of these oppressed yet powerful mujahideen...