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Lebanon's 'territorial integrity' key condition to end war, says Iran's Supreme Leader

FILE PHOTO: Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of late Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, attends a meeting in Tehran, Iran, October 13, 2024. Hamed Jafarnejad/ISNA/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei says Lebanon's territorial integrity is essential for ending the war. - REUTERS/Filepic
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IRAN'S Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said in a statement, read out by a newsreader on Sunday (July 26), that Lebanon's "territorial integrity" was a primary condition for ending the war.

The comments come as U.S. President Donald Trump has paused attacks on Iran to allow more room for diplomacy, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, told Fox News on Sunday.

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Lebanon and Israel are scheduled to hold their next round of U.S.-brokered talks on August 4 in Italy, a Lebanese official told Reuters on Wednesday (July 22), as the two countries begin implementing a plan for Israeli withdrawals and Lebanese army deployments in southern Lebanon.

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