‘Will Act Regardless Of Any Agreement’: Israeli Envoy Lists Redlines, Hopes Deal Will Address Concerns
‘Will Act Regardless Of Any Agreement’: Israeli Envoy Lists Redlines, Hopes Deal Will Address Concerns Published By Last Updated: June 18, 2026, 14:53 IST Israel
‘Will Act Regardless Of Any Agreement’: Israeli Envoy Lists Redlines, Hopes Deal Will Address Concerns Published By Last Updated: June 18, 2026, 14:53 IST Israel will act in spite of the US-Iran peace deal, if its concerns over Iran's nuclear program and support for proxies are not addressed, said its deputy envoy to India Fares Saeb Israeli Deputy Ambassador Fares Saeb said that the Jewish nation hopes its concerns will be addressed in the US-Iran deal. (Source: ANI) Israel expects the ongoing 60-day negotiations between the United States and Iran to address concerns surrounding Tehran’s nuclear programme and its support for Hezbollah, Fares Saeb, Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Israel in India, said in an interaction with ANI. Saeb said Israel would closely monitor the talks and hoped that key security issues affecting the region would be taken into consideration as Washington and Tehran work towards a broader agreement following the recently announced framework for negotiations. Negotiations between Iran and the US are set to begin soon following the signing of the peace deal between the two countries to end the 3-month-plus war in West Asia.
Israel will not accept Iran’s nuclear program and financing of proxies against Israel, Saeb said, as reported by ANI. “We know that the United States knows about our concerns and what’s important to us eventually. There are two things on the table that we won’t accept anyway. Iran’s nuclear program and connected to it, its ballistic missiles program and financing and operating the proxies against Israel, including Hezbollah and others," he said, listing Israel’s red lines for these all-important negotiations. With the state of Israel refusing to stop action against Hezbollah in Lebanon’s south, tensions seem unlikely to subside anytime soon. Just this Wednesday, in southern Lebanon, an Israel Defence Force reservist soldier was killed, and alongside seven others were injured by Hezbollah’s explosive device. The wounded included senior IDF officers. The Deputy Ambassador said he hopes the negotiations with Lebanon will deliver positive results. In an ominous and foreboding message, the Deputy Ambassador said, “The only thing that is in the middle between us and Lebanon being in peace is Iran.
If Hezbollah operated by Iran, directed by Iran, will keep being a threat on Israel and Israel’s citizens. We will react regardless of any agreement between any other two countries." Even amid these uncertainties, Iranian ships are entering ports without any issue and cargos are being unloaded from ports without any hindrance, as per the spokesperson of Islamic Republic’s foreign ministry Esamaeil Baqaei, ISNA reported. Baqaei also said the cost of breaking the deal signed between US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian would be higher. The two leaders have signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding between them. “We concluded that the better option is for the Presidents of the two countries to sign the text virtually, without the need to be present in a specific location. There are multiple reasons for this decision, one of the most important of which is that when the text reaches the signature of the highest officials of the two countries, the cost of violating it will also be higher.
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