Senior Shiite voices hint at greater Hezbollah, Iranian control after US-Tehran deal

Following reports of an emerging deal between the United States and Iran, prominent Lebanese Shiite cleric Ahmad Qabalan has called for a significant political shift in Lebanon. He insisted that the country must "change the government" and establish a "strong partnership" with Hezbollah and the Amal Movement, framing the development as an "Iranian victory."

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Because the factors that brought the pro-Washington camp to power have ended with this war, the current government must be changed calmly and within national balances.

Iranian media has circulated terms of the purported agreement, including the release of $12 billion in frozen assets, an end to Israeli retaliatory strikes on Hezbollah, and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. However, Israeli experts largely dismissed these reports as an unrealistic "wish list" from Tehran-funded outlets. Qabalan also urged Lebanese President Aoun to cease direct negotiations with Israel, which he claimed "lost the war of the century."

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Aoun must also withdraw from direct negotiations with Israel, which lost the war of the century.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has reportedly grown increasingly frustrated with Hezbollah and its backer, Iran, for drawing Lebanon into conflict with Israel. Aoun previously accused Iran of using Lebanon for its own interests. Experts analyzing Hezbollah's actions over the past three years view them as a series of costly failures. Qabalan concluded that with the "historic Washington–Tehran agreement," the Middle East is now being shaped by "Iranian conditions," and the idea that "no one negotiates on behalf of Lebanon" has collapsed.

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Iran's goal of exporting Islamic revolution