Israeli Attacks on Lebanon were ‘Grave Violation” of Ceasefire, Iranian Minister tells BBC
The Israeli attacks on Lebanon on Wednesday were a “grave violation” of the US-Iran ceasefire, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh tells the BBC’s Today programme in an exclusive interview.
We’ll have more lines from that interview very soon – and you can hear the full thing on BBC Radio 4 from 07:30 BST.
US ‘must choose’ between war and ceasefire, minister says
In his inteview with the Today programme, Iran’s deputy foreign minister says the US “must choose” whether it wants war or peace.
“They cannot have it both at the same time. They are mutually exclusive, it is quite clear.”
As we already reported, Saeed Khatibzadeh says Israel’s ongoing strikes in Lebanon are a “grave violation” of the US-Iran ceasefire.
Iran, he says, asks “everybody in the Middle East to abide by this agreement…and we expect the Americans to do the same with its allies.”
When questioned by Nick Robinson on whether Iran will pull out of negotiations if the Israeli strikes continue, he says: “We are very much focusing on the wellbeing of the whole Middle East.”
Source: BBC
