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Berri praises deal, thanks US and Tehran for including Lebanon

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, a Hezbollah ally who acts as an intermediary between the group and the U.S., praised Monday an agreement between the United States and Iran to end the Middle East war on all fronts.

Berri thanked the United States and Tehran for their "insistence on including... an essential and binding clause on halting the Israeli aggression on all of Lebanon".

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Trump and Iran announce peace deal

U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that a peace deal with Iran is "now complete," announcing the Strait of Hormuz is open and the United States will lift its naval blockade.

"The Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete. Congratulations to all!," Trump said on his Truth Social network, shortly after mediator Pakistan said both sides had reached an agreement.

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Trump slams Israel over Dahieh attack, urges parties to cease fire to achieve 'peace deal'

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday criticized Israel for launching a new attack on Beirut's southern suburbs and urged all parties to show restraint in order to achieve a "peace deal."

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Israel strikes Dahieh anew, killing 3 and wounding 15

The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday the military had carried out a strike in Beirut's southern suburbs, known as Dahieh, while Lebanese state media said a strike hit the Ghobeiry neighborhood, killing three people, wounding 15 others and causing extensive damage to buildings and shops.

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Israel army issues evacuation order for 29 south Lebanon villages

The Israeli military on Sunday issued evacuation warnings for residents of 29 villages in southern Lebanon ahead of planned strikes, despite a ceasefire intended to halt the war with Hezbollah.

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Salam slams Iran 'unprecedented' grip on Hezbollah after Nasrallah killing

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam sharply criticized Tehran's intentions toward Lebanon, stating that its insistence on including the country in any ceasefire deal was calculated to signal to the world that ultimate decision-making power over Lebanon rests exclusively in Iranian hands.

It is glaringly obvious why Iran rejected the ceasefire agreement, Salam told British newspaper The Times. "Tehran wanted to broadcast to the entire international community that Lebanon is nothing more than a card in its pocket — and that they alone decide on our behalf, holding the final word."

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Jumblat does not trust US policy amid Israel's 'boundless' expansionist aims

Former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat expressed deep distrust of United States foreign policy, accusing Washington of absolute bias toward Israel.

"When it comes to Israel, the U.S. is nothing but a proxy mediator relaying Israeli ideas," Jumblat told pan-Arab news channel al-Jazeera.

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Al-Sharaa denies possibility of Syrian military intervention in Lebanon

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Friday asserted that U.S. claims and recent reports about a possible Syrian military intervention in Lebanon are mere rumors.

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Fadlallah says state negotiations with Israel futile without Hezbollah consent

Hezbollah MP Hassan Fadlallah said Friday that the Lebanese government is negotiating terms it cannot actually enforce, emphasizing that no agreement can be implemented on the ground without the approval of the resistance.

Hezbollah and Amal reject the state's frameworks, which, according to Fadlallah, grant excessive concessions to Israel without offering any realistic or genuine solutions to Lebanon.

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Israel strikes on south Lebanon: Latest developments

The Israeli army ordered Friday residents of Sarafand, Teffahta, and Mazraat Sinai in south Lebanon to evacuate ahead of strikes.

Strikes targeted Jebshit, Kfartebnit, Blat, al-Bayyad, Qalaway and Debbine, as Hezbollah claimed attacks overnight into Friday on Israeli troops and equipment in Yohmor-Shqif, Bint Jbeil, Naqoura, Qawzah, Rshaf, Zawtar and Tayr Harfa.

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