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Ahmed Elimam and Jana Choukeir

Iran backs Hezbollah, with wider peace deal in doubt

Iran has reaffirmed support for its Lebanese ally Hezbollah and demanded Israel withdraw from ‌southern Lebanon, underscoring complications facing an interim deal to end the broader conflict between the US and Iran.

Iran has made a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah a condition for any peace deal with Washington ‌to resolve the regional war, now in its fourth month, and restart shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

The latest round of fighting between Hezbollah and Israel erupted at the start of March, two days after the ‌US and Israel launched strikes against Iran.

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