Iran’s FM Abbas Araghchi has termed the Lebanon strikes a violation of the US-Iran ceasefire, warning that the US and Israel were responsible for its “consequences”.

He wrote on X: “For immediate attention: The ceasefire between Iran and the US is unequivocally a ceasefire on all fronts, including in Lebanon.

“Its violation on one front is a violation of the ceasefire on all fronts.”

Araghchi asserted that the US and Israel “are responsible for the consequences of any violation”.

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