US-Iran MoU to include Lebanon: Iran's Baghaei

Published June 15, 2026 Updated June 15, 2026 04:52pm

Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei has deemed the overnight developments to reach an agreement between Tehran and Washington “quite important”.

“During the last 24 hours, there were important developments to reach a final shape of the memorandum of understanding between Iran and America, to put an end to the war launched by the Zionist regime (Israel) and America on Iran, and this will include Lebanon,” he tells a press briefing.

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