After Ghalibaf call, Berri thanks Iran for including Lebanon in any US deal

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri praised Tuesday Iran for insisting that a ceasefire in Lebanon remains a key condition for any deal with the United States.

Iran's parliament speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf had said on Monday night that he and Berri had spoken by phone.

Ghalibaf told his Lebanese counterpart that "if the Israeli aggression on Lebanon continues, we will not just stop the negotiation process, but we will be in a direct confrontation with the enemy", he said on X, referring to Israel.

Iran's Tasnim news agency reported on Monday that Tehran was no longer engaging in talks with Washington because of Israel's offensive on Lebanon, although there was no official confirmation of this.

Berri's Adviser Ali Hamdan told AFP that the Speaker's main demand is a global ceasefire. "If a global ceasefire deal is reached, he will guarantee Hezbollah's respect for it."