Lebanon’s sovereignty ‘must be fully restored’: Iran’s top negotiator

Iranian Parliament Speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said Lebanon’s sovereignty over its entire territory “must be fully restored,” linking the outcome of regional negotiations to broader political and security developments in the Middle East.

His remarks on Monday came as the United States and Iran continue discussions aimed at addressing unresolved provisions in a regional understanding, including arrangements related to the cessation of hostilities on multiple fronts.

Ghalibaf stressed that diplomacy is essential to consolidating any gains achieved on the battlefield, arguing that military outcomes alone cannot produce lasting political results.

“Every military success, no matter how great or decisive, shows its real impact only when it is legally and politically recorded and consolidated,” he said in comments carried by Iran’s IRIB.

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Diplomacy as extension of conflict

Ghalibaf described negotiations not as separate from conflict, but as a continuation of it through political means, insisting that diplomacy is required to complete what military action cannot fully achieve.