Shamkhani: Iran is going [to Rome] to achieve a balanced agreement; not surrender.
Shamkhani: Agreement also stipulates speed [in implementation], refraining from threats, reining in troublesome parties like "Israel", and facilitating investment.
Shamkhani: Agreement based on nine principles, including seriousness, guarantees, balance, lifting sanctions, and refusal of Libya/UAE models.
Ali Shamkhani, Advisor to Iran's Leader: Negotiators headed to Rome with complete authority to arrive at comprehensive agreement.
Sheikh Qassem: Reconstruction is not a favor from anyone, and we will not accept blackmail under this pretext.
Qassem: Lebanon cannot move forward under US guardianship, and the US must respect the Lebanese people’s will for independence and non-interference in its affairs.
Sheikh Qassem: They say they are linking reconstruction to disarmament, we say we are the ones linking weapons to reconstruction.
Sheikh Qassem: Moving to the second phase requires implementing the first phase, which includes the withdrawal of “Israel,” an end to its aggression, and the actual start of reconstruction.
Sheikh Qassem: Hezbollah has fulfilled its responsibilities; let “Israel” fulfill its own, and let the Lebanese state fulfill its own.
Qassem: We will not discuss the details of the defensive strategy in the media, nor will we preempt the principles that will be agreed upon once we sit at the dialogue table.
'Last strike is 11th in less than 48hr in Ghobeiry,' says Lebanon's Ghobeiry Municipality
This morning, residents of Ghobeiry in Beirut's Southern Suburb woke up to Israeli airstrikes that left the area in utter ruin. The mayor of Ghobeiry, Maan Al-Khalil, told Al Mayadeen that as of 7 a.m., the Israeli strike on Ghobeiry marked the 11th one in less than 48 hours. Once a bustling residential and commercial hub, the densely-populated Ghobeiry is now almost totally destroyed, including its main street, local markets, and schools. Al-Khalil described the Israeli aggression as a "genocidal war," displacing residents and targeting civilian infrastructure. Despite the destruction and devastation, Al-Khalil emphasized resilience, vowing to rebuild the area and restore life to the Southern Suburb of Beirut.