President Pezeshkian: Iran will never abandon Lebanon in face of Israeli aggression

President Masoud Pezeshkian says Iran will never abandon its Lebanese brothers and sisters following ruthless Israeli bombing of residential buildings despite a ceasefire.

Since Wednesday when Iran and the US announced a 15-day ceasefire which included Lebanon in a 41-day war, the Israeli regime has targeted various areas throughout the Arab country, killing at least 254 people and wounding 1,165 others.

“Renewed aggression by the Zionist regime against Lebanon blatantly violates the initial ceasefire,” Pezeshkian wrote in a post on his X account on Thursday.

Pakistan has confirmed that Lebanon is included in the ceasefire it mediated. Israel and the US, however, claim the ceasefire does not include Lebanon, with Israel announcing it will continue its attacks on the country.

"Such actions signal deception and non-compliance, rendering negotiations meaningless," President Pezeshkian said. "Our hands remain on the trigger. Iran will never forsake its Lebanese brothers and sisters," he added.

On Thursday, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said he had phoned Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and asked him to “confirm that the ceasefire includes Lebanon to prevent a recurrence of the Israeli attacks witnessed yesterday.”

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan expressed deep concern over ceasefire violations in Lebanon and stressed the urgent need for full respect and implementation of the truce deal to ensure lasting peace and stability.

In a statement, Pakistan's Foreign Office called on the international community to take urgent and concrete steps to end the aggression as it reiterated Islamabad's "unwavering solidarity with the government and people of Lebanon during this difficult time".

Iran’s parliamentary speaker has warned that Tehran sees Lebanon as an “inseparable part of the ceasefire” and pledged “strong responses,” coinciding with mounting international calls for Lebanon to be encompassed in the truce.

‎The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has announced that Iran is preparing "regret-inducing" response to the renewed Israeli attacks on Lebanon, warning that any assault on Hezbollah is an assault on the Islamic Republic.

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