Salam Says Hezbollah and IRGC Must Stop Fighting

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said in a televised interview that responsibility for continued fire lies with Hezbollah and Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and that they must stop fighting, not the Lebanese state. Salam also rejected Hezbollah pressure and threats of civil war, insisted the government will not retreat from placing weapons under state authority, and said the U.S.-Iran memorandum does not guarantee an Israeli withdrawal within 60 days. He framed the Lebanon-Israel track as a negotiation framework aimed at eventual Israeli withdrawal and Lebanese Army deployment. For Israel, the statement is useful only if Beirut turns words into verified Hezbollah disarmament and security for northern communities.