Iran’s Foreign Ministry has condemned in the strongest terms Israel’s latest aggression against Lebanon, placing a premium on Washington’s accountability for the consequences of the regime’s war mongering.
Israeli warplanes bombed residential areas in southern and eastern Lebanon before dawn Friday.
At least 31 Lebanese have been killed as ‘Israel’ keeps attacking the country despite the US-Iran deal coming into force.
Lebanon’s National News Agency reported that strikes targeted inhabited homes in the towns of al-Sharqiyah, Harouf and Kfar Sir in the Nabatieh district.
Earlier strikes on Thursday had already killed at least three people, including two in Kfar Tibnit and one in Zebdine, according to Lebanese state media.
In a statement on Friday, Esmaeil Baghaei, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman, underscored the United States’ direct responsibility under the current circumstances.
Baghaei highlighted the first point of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Iran and the United States which stipulates that an end to Israeli aggression in Lebanon is an inseparable part of the agreement.
He warned of the serious and immediate consequences that the continued warmongering of the occupying and genocidal Zionist regime will have on regional peace and security.”
“The Islamic Republic of Iran will take all necessary measures to safeguard its interests, security, and rights, as well as those of its allies,” he said.
The Israeli attacks on Friday targeted sleeping families and marked one of the deadliest single nights since the conflict began on February 28.
The death toll from Israel’s campaign against Lebanon has now hit the 3,912 mark. More than 11,870 have been wounded, and over 1 million Lebanese displaced, according to official figures.
Source: Iranian agencies