Qalibaf meets with Hezbollah delegation regarding regional situation

Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, met with a delegation from Hezbollah Lebanon — including Mohammad Fanish, a senior member of the party — and emphasized that achieving peace in Lebanon is impossible except through Iran's mediation. During this meeting, Qalibaf referenced the Islamabad memorandum of understanding, describing it as a document with clear and principled guidelines that, according to him, Iran's allies in the resistance front and Lebanon are implementing. Meanwhile, Mohammad Fanish, as a senior member of Hezbollah, stated that the war in Lebanon halted through American compliance with the memorandum of understanding, and that ending it will likewise be possible only through this same channel.

• Qalibaf stated during the meeting: "Peace in Lebanon is impossible except through Iran."
• The Speaker also said that Iran's diplomacy is always accompanied by defensive readiness and a fighting spirit.
• Qalibaf used the phrase "we negotiate with readiness for martyrdom" to describe Iran's negotiating approach.
• The Islamabad memorandum of understanding was presented as a reference document whose principled guidelines hold central importance for Iran's allies in the resistance front and Lebanon.
• Mohammad Fanish, a senior member of Hezbollah Lebanon, was the Lebanese party to the meeting with Qalibaf, which took place as part of receiving a delegation from the party.
• Fanish stated that halting the war in Lebanon depended on compelling the United States to implement the memorandum of understanding.
• According to Fanish, the ultimate end to the war will likewise be possible only through that same memorandum of understanding.
• Establishing peace in the region, broadly speaking, was presented by Qalibaf as conditional on Iran's role, and this position was reflected as the central axis of his remarks.
• None of the news sources provided information about the exact date or location of this meeting.. Coverage difference: Domestic media outlets such as IRNA focused only on Qalibaf's central statement regarding Iran's role in Lebanon's peace and did not reflect the Lebanese side's comments, whereas outlets such as Entekhaab, Misan News Agency, and Akharin Khabar included Fanish's position on the memorandum of understanding and America's role in their headlines and summaries. The phrase "we negotiate with readiness for martyrdom" appeared in some media's main headlines but was omitted or moved to secondary text in others; this difference may reflect media outlets' varying priorities in emphasizing political tone over diplomatic content.