Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri discussed efforts to end the conflict in Lebanon during a telephone conversation, with both officials stressing the need to restore Lebanese sovereignty and accelerate the implementation of ceasefire arrangements. According to Iranian media, Qalibaf said ending the war in Lebanon and restoring the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity were among the principal issues addressed during the recent negotiations in Switzerland. He said these objectives form a key part of the first clause of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding reached between Iran and the United States. Qalibaf added that Iran’s priority is to end the conflict, facilitate the return of displaced people, end what he described as the occupation […]