Iran has sent a delegation to Switzerland to follow up on the implementation of the United States' commitments under the memorandum of understanding reached between the two nations, the Iranian Foreign Ministry announced on Saturday, stressing that Washington must stop "Israel" in its tracks from attacking Lebanon.

The Ministry asserted that Iran has fulfilled its obligations under the memorandum of understanding, and, in return, Washington is obliged to force "Israel" to halt its aggressions on Lebanon. "We did not sign the memorandum so that it isn't applied and abided by, and our philosophy is adherence in return for adherence," it stated.

It also emphasized that if the United States refused to fulfill its obligations, Iran would respond with the necessary measures. In the same vein, the Iranian Foreign Ministry asserted that "if the other party does not perform its full commitments and does not take the necessary measures as soon as possible, the entire memorandum is at stake." It noted that the implementation of the MoU is linked to all parties performing their duties, and Tehran will follow this path according to its national interests.

This comes amid continuous Israeli aggression on Lebanon, with "Israel" launching numerous wide-scale airstrikes across the country's South and Bekaa region.

Baghaei

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei stated, "In Switzerland, Iran will call for the implementation of the other side's commitments, and this will clarify how they intend to meet them," according to Fars News Agency.

Baghaei noted that this visit aims to call for following up on the United States' implementation of its commitments under the MoU, noting that the main criterion to assess any agreement is its level of implementation. He further pointed out that according to the 13th article in the memorandum, talks to reach a final agreement hinge on the US meeting its obligations, based on articles 1, 4, 5, 10, and 11 of the MoU.

The spokesperson noted that Washington has yet to meet this pre-requisite, and the Iranian delegation's visit to Switzerland comes to clarify how the US will meet its parts of the agreement.

Israeli aggression on Lebanon continues, kills 37

Israeli occupation forces launched a new wave of attacks across southern Lebanon and western Bekaa on Saturday morning, killing at least 37 people despite a ceasefire nominally in place since April 17. The heaviest toll came in the Nabatieh area, where 25 people were martyred and 35 others wounded, according to the Islamic Health Authority's Civil Defense Operations Room.

Rescue teams are still clearing rubble and searching for missing persons, with a Lebanese Army soldier among those killed in a drone strike on Kfaroumman.

In the Saida district, an Israeli strike on a residential building in Qennarit killed seven people and injured 13 others, including five children and five women, the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health reported. Separately, in western Bekaa, attacks on the town of Sohmor claimed five lives, four in a house bombardment and one in an earlier drone strike on a motorcycle, with a child still trapped under rubble as rescue crews worked to save him.

Local media reported that the IOF conducted at least 80 attacks since early morning, comprising 65 airstrikes and 15 drone strikes, in addition to artillery shelling and sweeping fire. Al-Nabatieh al-Fawqa and the al-Rihan heights were the most frequently targeted, struck eight and six times respectively, while Kfar Tebnit, Jabal al-Rafi', Shoukin, and Nabatieh city each endured four bombings.

Kfaroumman, Aramta, al-Aroush quarry, Harouf, and Habboush were each hit three times, while Sojod, the Toul-Kfour area, Kfar Joz, Zebdine, and Shhour were attacked twice. Single strikes targeted Nmairiyeh, Arab Salim, al-Mahmoudiyeh, Borj Qalaouiyeh, Qabrikha, Barish, al-Qatrani, and Qennarit.

Israeli drones specifically struck Nabatieh city four times and Arab Salim twice, with single drone attacks hitting Deir al-Zahrani, Doueir, Deir Qanoun Ras al-Ain, Kawthariyet al-Riz, Sohmor, Harouf, Jibchit, and al-Nafakhiyeh. Artillery shelling targeted Majdal Zoun, Habboush, Harouf, and Ali al-Taher, while sweeping-fire operations were carried out in Buyout al-Sayyad.