Trump’s claim of talking Netanyahu out of Lebanon attack shows West role in Israel atrocities: Iran

A senior Iranian diplomat has questioned the United States’ claims of preventing a major Israeli attack on the Lebanese capital Beirut, saying the statement exposes Washington’s direct role in managing Israeli military atrocities across the region.

Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi made the remarks on his X account on Tuesday, hours after US President Donald Trump claimed that he had persuaded Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cancel a large-scale attack on Beirut.

Gharibabadi said recent developments in Lebanon, Syria, and occupied al-Quds demonstrate that instability in the region is not the result of isolated tensions but rather Israel's actions and the impunity it enjoys.

“The current developments in Lebanon, Syria and occupied al-Quds have made one reality even clearer: the regional crisis is not the result of 'sporadic tensions'; it is the product of the crimes and impunity of the Zionist regime, which violates the sovereignty of states, renders ceasefires meaningless, and desecrates Palestinians’ sanctities,” Gharibabadi stressed.

Calling for international action, he emphasized, “The Security Council must move beyond expressions of concern and general calls for restraint and adopt binding punitive measures against the Zionist regime. International law is not protected through low-cost and ineffective condemnations.”

Iran says US directly responsible for Israeli truce violations in Lebanon

Iran’s Foreign Ministry says the US is responsible for Israel’s continued violations of the Iran-US truce terms in Lebanon.

Gharibabadi said Trump's remarks were less a sign of Washington's commitment to peace but evidence of its role in Israeli military decisions.

“In this context, the US president’s claim that he dissuaded Netanyahu from launching a major attack on Beirut is more than a sign of Washington's desire for peace and a confirmation of the United States' direct role in managing the aggressions of the Zionist regime,” the senior Iranian diplomat wrote.

Gharibabadi then posed the central question arising from Trump's statement, asking, “If the decision to attack the capital of an independent country can be changed with a single phone call, the main question is why months of ceasefire violations, aggression against Lebanon, the displacement of people, and threats against the country's sovereignty continued with Western political and military support.”

His comments came amid renewed tensions over the Lebanon ceasefire, which forms part of the arrangements linked to end war between Iran and the US.

Israel backs down on planned Beirut attack after Iran warns of intervention

The Israeli regime has backed down from a planned military assault on Beirut, US President Donald Trump announced on Monday.

Tehran has time and again condemned Israel for violating the shaking truce, which came into force on April 8.

Trump said on his Truth Social that he had held a “very productive” conversation with Netanyahu and that no forces would be sent to Beirut, while any units already en route had been ordered to return.

He also claimed that, through senior representatives, he had held constructive contacts with Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement and that the group had agreed to halt the exchange of attacks.

Trump's announcement came after Iran warned it would not tolerate a new wave of aggression against Lebanon's capital.

The Islamic Republic has demanded cessation of aggression on all fronts in the region, including Lebanon.

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