Lebanon's Parliament Speaker: Framework Deal 'Ten Times Worse' Than 1983 Accord, Will Not Pass

Lebanon's Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri declared on Monday that a trilateral framework agreement involving Lebanon, Israel, and the United States is doomed to fail in its current form. Berri, a key Hezbollah ally, asserted that the deal does not safeguard Lebanon's rights and characterized it as an agreement of "dictates."

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This agreement will not pass, and it will not be implemented in its current form.

"This agreement will not pass, and it will not be implemented in its current form," Berri stated, adding that it was "an agreement of 'dictates', not an agreement that preserves Lebanon's rights." He drew a stark comparison to the 1983 May 17 agreement, calling the current proposal "ten times worse."

The framework agreement is intended to facilitate peace between Lebanon and Israel, with Israeli withdrawal contingent upon Hezbollah's disarmament. Berri, representing the Amal movement, vowed to politically confront the deal and cautioned against potential internal strife.

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it was "an agreement of 'dictates', not an agreement that preserves Lebanon's rights".

Hezbollah has been urging Lebanese authorities to align with Iran's negotiations to end its conflict with the U.S. Tehran, in turn, has insisted that any ceasefire for the Middle East war must encompass Lebanon. In a recent phone call, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf reiterated to Berri that their objective is to end the war in Lebanon, facilitate refugee returns, and achieve the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanese territory.

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It is ten times worse than the May 17, 1983 agreement.